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CADENA SUMINISTRO ALIMENTARIO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-05-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Production Management
- Food Industries
- Collaboration with the FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- food supply chain
1, record 1, English, food%20supply%20chain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FSC 2, record 1, English, FSC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A network of food-related business enterprises through which products move from production through consumption, including pre-production and post-consumption activities. 3, record 1, English, - food%20supply%20chain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Typical links in the supply chain are: inputs - producer - processor - distributor - wholesaler - retailer - consumer. For example, a food supply chain featuring pork products might include feed suppliers or veterinarians, a cooperative of farmers, meat packing and fabrication plants, food distributors, marketers, supermarkets and consumers. 3, record 1, English, - food%20supply%20chain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion de la production
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Collaboration avec la FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaîne d'approvisionnement alimentaire
1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20d%27approvisionnement%20alimentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le don alimentaire fait [...] partie de la chaîne d'approvisionnement alimentaire et il peut aussi aider à prévenir le gaspillage alimentaire. [...] Le gaspillage alimentaire concerne principalement le reste de la chaîne d'approvisionnement alimentaire, notamment la transformation, la vente au détail et la consommation [...] 2, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20d%27approvisionnement%20alimentaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de la producción
- Industria alimentaria
- Colaboración con la FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cadena de suministro alimentario
1, record 1, Spanish, cadena%20de%20suministro%20alimentario
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] son muchos los agentes que participan en la cadena de suministro alimentario[,] por ejemplo, fabricantes, minoristas, intermediarios y productores [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - cadena%20de%20suministro%20alimentario
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