A collection of articles and papers on food loss and waste
Circular economy and food waste problems in Indonesia: Lessons from the policies of leading Countries
01/05/2023
This paper aims to formulate an ideal policy to implement the circular economy concept through policy comparisons between countries especially to overcome the problem of food waste in Indonesia. This is legal politics research that takes a conceptual and comparative approach.
The role of smart packaging system in food supply chain
13/02/2020
Food supply chain is a rapidly growing integrated sector and covers all the aspects from farm to fork, including manufacturing, packaging, distribution, storing, as well as further processing or cooking for consumption. Along this chain, smart packaging could impact the quality, safety, and sustainability of food.
Conductas de pérdidas y desperdicios de alimentos de tres sectores en Costa Rica
01/05/2022
A raíz de la cuantía económica, social y ambiental que tienen las pérdidas y desperdicios de alimentos a nivel mundial y de la poca investigación de este tema en latitudes latinoamericanas, realizamos un estudio en tres grupos de alimentos con el objetivo de determinar la importancia de variables...
Encuesta sobre comportamiento familiar frente al desperdicio de alimentos y determinación del costo nutricional de éste, en una muestra de hogares en Chile: resultados de un estudio piloto
17/01/2022
Las pérdidas y desperdicios de alimentos son considerados uno de los mayores problemas ambientales y sociales a nivel mundial. Respecto de los desperdicios, la evidencia internacional muestra que la mayor parte ocurre a nivel de hogar, representando un costo económico y nutricional evitable para ...
Food waste generation at the household level in Argentina. Identifying high waste foods and behaviours
05/10/2022
In the year 2020, the Farm to Fork strategy was established intending to approach and mitigate many environmental challenges like food waste. To develop food loss and waste reduction and management strategies, there is a need to correctly diagnose the current situation. Argentina is a country ran...
Diagnóstico y estrategias para gestionar residuos de cocina y alimentos en un comedor institucional en Buenos Aires, Argentina
26/06/2022
Clasificar y cuantificar los residuos de cocina y alimentos es una estrategia necesaria para mejorar la sostenibilidad de la gestión de residuos. El objetivo de este estudio fue cuantificar y describir los residuos sólidos generados en la cocina (zona de procesamiento) y el comedor de una inst...
Assessment and Analysis of the Fruit and Vegetable Losses Due to Its Transportation in Mexico City Wholesale Market
01/01/2021
There is scarce information on the loss of fruits and vegetables registered in the wholesale market of Mexico City, one of the biggest wholesale markets in the world. Considering the above, it is important to generate data on the losses generated in Mexico City wholesale market and to analyze the...
Food loss in the agricultural sector of a developing country: Transitioning to a more sustainable approach. The case of Jalisco, Mexico
21/10/2021
World hunger, food insecurity and climate change are some of the most complex problems related to food systems, and there is an urgency to reform these systems with long-term sustainability in mind. The minimization of food loss (FL) is one of the main contemporary challenges required to achieve ...
“Stay at Home”: The Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Household Food Waste in Colombia
28/10/2021
Household food waste represents one of the main challenges for sustainable development as this directly affects the economy of food consumers, the loss of natural resources and generates additional greenhouse gas emissions. The COVID-19 pandemic and its mitigation strategies caused one of the mos...
The role of diverse distribution channels in reducing food loss and waste: The case of the Cali tomato supply chain in Colombia
18/04/2020
Food loss and waste (FLW) in developing countries is often high at postharvest stages due to technical and infrastructural constraints, while supermarket expansion has induced organizational, institutional and technological changes in the agrifood supply chains. Here we assess the volume of FLW a...