Food waste upcycling via livestock to address multiple sustainability objectives

11/07/2024

Food loss and waste (FLW) represent one of the most significant failures of our global food system. It is estimated that 33 to 40% of global food production is lost or wasted along the entire supply chain, from farms to consumers. This staggering amount of FLW not only represents several hundred ...

How Much Food Loss and Waste Do Countries with Problems with Food Security Generate?

27/04/2023

Worldwide, the number of people suffering from hunger is around 702 and 828 million, and 2.3 billion people have moderate or severe food insecurity. This situation is striking, considering that the vast amount of food discarded globally equals 1.3 billion tons annually. For this reason, in 2015, ...

The management and prevention of food losses and waste in low- and middle-income countries: A mini-review in the Africa region

02/08/2023

This mini-review analyses food losses and waste (FLW) management in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and identifies potential strategies to improve FLW management efficiency on the African continent. To achieve this aim, a search of grey and published scientific literature-case studies, f...

Identifying fruit and vegetable losses and waste causing factors in supply chain towards achieving sustainable consumption and production

26/03/2024

With a growing population and rising demand, food loss and wastage (FLW) has emerged as one of the major issues of the early twenty-first century. As per the United Nation approximately 13% of the food gets wasted after harvesting and 17% goes wasted in consumption level thus an effective food wa...

Assessing Food Loss and Waste in Chile: Insights for Policy and Sustainable Development Goals

27/06/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that Latin America and the Caribbean experienced the most rapid rise in food insecurity, with approximately 47.7 million individuals in the region affected by hunger in 2022. In Chile, almost three million people, 15.6% of the country’s populati...