Reducing the food wastage footprint: toolkit
One-third of all food produced in the world is lost or wasted from farm to fork, according to estimates calculated by FAO (2011). This wastage not only has an enormous negative impact on the global economy and food availability, it also has major environmental impacts. The direct economic cost of food wastage of agricultural products (excluding fish and seafood), based on producer prices only, is about 750 billion USD, equivalent to the GDP of Switzerland. The aim of the Toolkit is to showcase concrete examples of good practices for food loss and waste reduction, while pointing to information sources, guidelines and pledges favoring food wastage reduction. The inspirational examples featured throughout this Toolkit demonstrate that everyone, from individual households and producers, through governments, to large food industries, can make choices that will ultimately lead to sustainable consumption and production patterns, and thus, a better world for all.
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Rome (Italy) FAO
2013
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| Subjects: | FOOD CHAINS, FOOD WASTES, FOOD CONSUMPTION, HUMAN NUTRITION, FOOD SUPPLY, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD STORAGE, STORAGE LOSSES, FOOD PROCESSING, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, COSTS, LEGAL FRAMEWORKS, STOCKAGE DES ALIMENTS, PERTE AU STOCKAGE, TRAITEMENT DES ALIMENTS, IMPACT SUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT, COUT, CHAINE ALIMENTAIRE, DECHET ALIMENTAIRE, CONSOMMATION ALIMENTAIRE, NUTRITION HUMAINE, DISPONIBILITE ALIMENTAIRE, SECURITE ALIMENTAIRE, ALMACENAMIENTO DE ALIMENTOS, PERDIDAS POR ALMACENAMIENTO, PROCESAMIENTO DE ALIMENTOS, IMPACTO AMBIENTAL, COSTOS, CADENA ALIMENTARIA, DESECHOS ALIMENTARIOS, CONSUMO DE ALIMENTOS, NUTRICION HUMANA, SUMINISTRO DE ALIMENTOS, SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA, |
| Online Access: | http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3342e/i3342e.pdf |
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