FORQLAB student research on avocado loss and quality
FORQLAB is a living lab, in which international students do their reports or thesis research in support of cooperatives and other business actors in the avocado and dairy value chains in Kenya. Meet the students of classes 2021, 2022 and 2023, watch their pitches and read their reports and theses on avocado below
Avocado reports and theses:
Mercy Moraa Mairura, MSc student Van Hall Larenstein
Master thesis: Improving Communication and Coordination through an ICT Application within Avocado Cooperatives in Meru County, Kenya
Kareemat Fakorede, MSc student Van Hall Larenstein,
Tom Engels and Tijmen Droog, HAS Green Academy
report Finding the right product-market fit for avocados from the Nandi cooperative ( Summary 4p)
What are the ideal product market combinations for the Nandi avocado cooperative?
Tim Droog, Tijmen
Nicolas Burger, Maureen van den Berg and Tijn van Staalduinen, HAS Green Academy
report Reduction of waste avocados in Kenya (summary 4p)
Dafa Dafa Witoelar, Sander Duijghuisen, Andreas Svanam, HAS Green Academy
Report: Sustainable sourcing (summary 6p)
Bart van Haaren, Gerco Duijster, Imke Noordman, HAS Green Academy
Report: Business and implementation plan container transport for Kenyan avocados (summary 5p)
Ramon Wagenaar, Diederik Houben, Henk de Glopper, HAS Green Academy
Report: Food Loss and Waste in the avocado chain Kenya-Europe (full 104p)
Jianing Zhu, InHolland University
Xiaoyi Zhang InHolland university
Yatou Lu, InHolland University
report: Fresco: a non-destructive method to measure the quality parameters of avocados
flyer: the Fresco handheld sensor
Di Sun, Meihao Xie, Xiuwen Wang, Yatao Lu and Xiaoyi Zhang, InHolland
Green Juniors Report: Reduction of Food Waste of Avocado During Post-harvest in Kenya by Applying Technology
Cynthia Onyangore, VHL
Elizabeth Okech, VHL
Angela Atieno Onyango, VHL
Master thesis: Scaling mechanisms for avocado loss reduction in Meru county, Kenya.
Peter Habineza, VHL
Harriet Asekenye, VHL
Master thesis: Reduction of food losses along the Meru avocado value chain in Kenya
Authors
Esther Kapsoot
communication lead FORQLAB
Wim Goris
coalition builder
