Purpose

Managing farm waste is a fundamental problem for farmers with economic, environmental and social impacts throughout the supply chain. Little research has explored innovative product solutions. This paper examines gleaning to reduce farm waste and proposes a resource-based Gleaning Innovation Framework which can lead to differentiated consumer products.

Design/methodology/approach

A multi-method approach, including descriptive company reviews, practitioner interviews and consumer surveys, evaluated how different participants in the food supply chain view the farm waste problem and the innovation of products through gleaning.

Findings

This research found that practitioners and consumers are cognizant and invested in reducing farm waste, with gleaning as a plausible solution. Future research includes gathering perspectives from retailers and other supply chain members, which may further develop the conceptualization of the gleaning innovation process.

Originality/value

Uniquely, the authors propose the Gleaning Innovation Framework that provides a platform for innovation across the supply chain to reduce farm waste. The research contributes to the farm waste debate with evidence that gleaning can assist the reduction of farm waste through product innovation. Developing innovations to reduce farm waste in sustainable and environmentally friendly ways would not only benefit the supply chain platform but also society.

中文翻译：

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解决农场废物问题：引入 Gleaning 创新框架

目的

管理农场废物是农民面临的一个基本问题，会对整个供应链产生经济、环境和社会影响。很少有研究探索创新的产品解决方案。本文研究了收集垃圾以减少农场废物，并提出了一个基于资源的收集创新框架，该框架可以带来差异化的消费产品。

设计/方法论/途径

采用多种方法，包括描述性公司评论、从业者访谈和消费者调查，评估了食品供应链中不同参与者如何看待农场废物问题和通过收集来进行产品创新。

发现

这项研究发现，从业者和消费者都认识到并投资于减少农场废物，而拾穗是一个可行的解决方案。未来的研究包括收集零售商和其他供应链成员的观点，这可能会进一步发展收集创新过程的概念化。

原创性/价值

独特的是，作者提出了“Gleaning 创新框架”，该框架为整个供应链的创新提供了一个平台，以减少农场废物。该研究为农场废物争论做出了贡献，证据表明拾穗可以通过产品创新帮助减少农场废物。以可持续和环保的方式开发创新来减少农场废物不仅有利于供应链平台，也有利于社会。