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Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste (TPFLW)

A collection of articles and papers on Food Loss and Waste

Food waste in time of COVID-19: The heterogeneous effects on consumer groups in Italy and the Netherlands
01/01/2023

Since COVID-19 outbreak, States adopted different combinations of measures to restrain its spread that affected
individual behaviors and the already fragile local and global food systems. The aim of this research is to
contribute to the scientific debate around food syste...

Reducing food loss and waste in supply chain operations
01/06/2022

This paper presents a review of research on food loss and waste (FLW) from the perspective of operations management (OM). Supply chain FLW represents a significant challenge for researchers and practitioners grappling with issues of famine and inequitable access to food supplies.

First, ...

A Systematic Review of Real-Time Monitoring Technologies and Its Potential Application to Reduce Food Loss and Waste: Key Elements of Food Supply Chains and IoT Technologies
29/12/2022

Continuous monitoring of food loss and waste (FLW) is crucial for improving food security and mitigating climate change. By measuring quality parameters such as temperature and humidity, real-time sensors are technologies that can continuously monitor the quality of food and thereby help reduce F...

Digital agricultural technologies for food loss and waste prevention and reduction: Global trends, adoption opportunities and barriers
10/11/2021

Agricultural digitization is revolutionizing food production with promises to increase both yield and environmental sustainability through the reduction of chemical inputs. However, it is unclear whether the adoption of digital agricultural technologies can also play a role in...

Potential impact of the adoption of food loss reduction technologies in Indonesia
01/10/2022

This study tried to assess the impact of the food loss reduction on Indonesia's economy and environment. The simulation utilises the Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model, which simulates the effect of food loss technologies adoption in food crops and livestock sectors.