Sustaining performance and quality in blueberries It increasingly depends on managing losses judiciously and protecting the condition at each stage of the chain. In the International Blueberries Seminar Lima 2026This challenge will be addressed as a key technical focus of the second day, connecting an evidence-based health perspective with a systemic approach to quality, geared towards decisions that directly impact the commercial outcome at the destination.

The program includes a talk by Walter Apaza Tapia, focused on the impact of foliar pathogens and the quantification of losses, and Thursday's panel on loss reduction and quality maximization, which will foster a cross-cutting conversation from production to the end consumer. The goal is to move from "detecting problems" to measuring impact, prioritizing actions, and maintaining consistency in the blueberry.

Quantify losses from foliar pathogens to prioritize decisions

Walter Apaza Tapia It will address how foliar pathogens influence yield and quality, focusing on a crucial point: quantifying losses. Measurement allows us to assess the magnitude, compare scenarios, and understand how a health problem translates into reduced production and deterioration of condition, with effects that are amplified when the fruit has to travel long distances.

This approach strengthens the technical management of blueberry Because it streamlines decision-making: it helps define priorities, allocate resources more efficiently, and more accurately assess which strategies generate the greatest return in productivity and quality. In an industry that seeks stability, quantification provides a common language for planning, monitoring, and timely adjustments.

Walter Apaza Tapia at the XXXII International Blueberry Seminar Trujillo 2024 © Blueberries Consulting

A systemic approach to reducing waste and maximizing quality

Thursday's panel will integrate a systems perspective with Bruno Defilippi, Walter Apaza Tapia, Jose Monastery, Haydée Quevedo, Ignacio Santibanez y César GuzmánThe discussion will address strategies to reduce losses and maximize blueberry quality from the supply chain to the end consumer. It will focus on decisions that converge on the final result: production, harvesting, post-harvest handling, logistics, quality control, and the buyer's experience.

At the close of the seminar, this space will allow for the organization of criteria and strategies with a cross-cutting approach, understanding quality as a process that is built and protected throughout multiple stages. The objective will be to establish an integrated framework to maintain competitiveness and performance in demanding markets, where consistency and loss control become crucial.

Bruno Defilippi, Haydee Quevedo, Claudia Moggia, Walter Apaza Tapia, at the XXXIV International Blueberries Seminar, Lima 2025 © Blueberries Consulting

When and where: information about the talk and the panel

The talk “Foliar pathogens and their impact on blueberry yield and quality: quantification of losses”, by Walter Apaza Tapia, will take place on Thursday, March 12, at 08:45 hours; and the panel “Reducing losses and maximizing quality with a systemic approach: from the chain to the final consumer”, will be held on Thursday, March 12, at 12:25 hours, at the Lima Convention Center (LCC), as part of the XXXIX International Blueberries Seminar Lima 2026.

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