A collection of articles and papers on Food Loss and Waste
How did Italian diversified farms tackle Covid-19 pandemic first wave challenges?
01/08/2022
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy, in the period March–May 2020, quickly triggered a deep crisis, causing an immediate economic slowdown and consequently a strong contraction in domestic demand and trade. The food supply chain faced severe difficulties, although its anti-cyclical natur...
COVID-19 induced lockdown effects on agricultural commodity prices and consumer behaviour in India – Implications for food loss and waste management
01/08/2022
This study investigates the COVID-19 induced lockdown effects in India through an interrupted time series analysis coupled with a survey result of 729 consumers, 225 farmers and synthesis of the literature evidence on food loss as well as food waste.
Disruption in food supply chain and undernourishment challenges: An empirical study in the context of Asian countries
01/08/2022
Undernourishment and associated health issues are some mammoth challenges that the world currently faces. The poorly design food supply chain (FSC) is considered a root cause of high undernourishment cases worldwide. Since all processes and stages in a supply chain are strongly connected, a sl...
Special Issue - Food Loss and Waste Management during COVID-19: Exploring the Major Challenges and Future Directions along the Food Supply Chain
01/10/2022
Provides contributions that address the applications of quantitative analysis and/or the development of statistical models and methods able to improve our understanding of food loss and waste throughout the supply chain, the assessment of the impact of pandemic on waste management systems, and de...
Amid food and climate crises, investing in sustainable food cold chains crucial
14/11/2022
The food cold chain has serious implications for climate change and the environment. Emissions from food loss and waste due to lack of refrigeration totalled an estimated 1 gigatonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2017 – about 2 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions.