what do you feel is the most significant factor related to the process of “production to consumption”?!
Answers:
The most important factor is the attitude of the producer. If they pick tomatoes when they are green, dump them in boxes, store them in a warehouse then gas them with ethylene gas (which is how most tomatoes sold in stores in this country are handled) then you will get crappy under-ripe tomotoes.
If they carefully pick them right when they are ripe and sell them right away you might have good tomatoes.
If you are answering this question for a class on food production they will probably say selling the product at the optimal price with optimal waste, which makes me sad.
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