A collection of articles and papers on Food Loss and Waste
Assessment of nutritional loss with food waste and factors governing this waste at household level in Pakistan
01/01/2019
One third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted meanwhile one billion people on the earth are suffering from hunger and malnutrition, making food waste a major sustainability issue. Food appropriate for human consumption but ultimately ends up unconsumed or discarded is called ...
Inclusion of circular economy practices in the food supply chain: Challenges and possibilities for reducing food wastage in emerging economies like India
30/08/2022
In the context of the food supply chain, the UN sustainable goals of 2030 aim at reducing food wastage by fifty percent. Developed countries have started taking steps, but there is little or no sign of progress toward reaching the goal for emerging economies. One such sustainable approach is inco...
Assessment of Fruit and Vegetable Losses at Major Wholesale Markets in Nepal
25/12/2014
A study regarding the losses of harvested horticultural produces in the major fruit and vegetable wholesale markets of Nepal was conducted to identify the major causes of fruits and vegetable wastage. This study aimed at generating useful information about the causes of loss o...
Estimating post-harvest loss at the farm level to enhance food security: A case of Nepal
27/09/2019
Food security is a major concern of the world in the context of increasing population, changing climate and declining scarce natural resources. Reducing food loss is equally important as increasing food production and productivity to feed the world, where 9.7 billion inhabitants were expected by ...
Food loss and food waste research in the Arab world: a systematic review
26/03/2018
Food loss and food waste are recognized as two of the most challenging dilemmas facing the world today with serious repercussions on food security, the environment, and global as well as regional and national economies. This is not different in the Arab countries where the food loss and food wast...