Toward a sustainable food system: Reducing food loss and waste

Reducing food loss and waste can contribute to food security and sustainability. Measuring food loss and waste, identifying where in the food system it occurs, and developing effective policies along the value chain are essential first steps toward addressing the problem.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Schuster, Monica, Torero, Máximo
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Español
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148519
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spelling CGSpace1485192025-11-06T07:24:06Z Toward a sustainable food system: Reducing food loss and waste Schuster, Monica Torero, Máximo value chains food wastes sustainable development goals economic development degradation agricultural research agricultural policies food losses economic policies handling losses deterioration agricultural development Reducing food loss and waste can contribute to food security and sustainability. Measuring food loss and waste, identifying where in the food system it occurs, and developing effective policies along the value chain are essential first steps toward addressing the problem. 2016-03-16 2024-06-21T09:24:55Z 2024-06-21T09:24:55Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148519 en es https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295827 https://doi.org/10.1108/S1574-871520150000016010 Open Access application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Schuster, Monica and Torero, Máximo. 2016. Toward a sustainable food system: Reducing food loss and waste. In 2016 Global Food Policy Report. Chapter 3. Pp. 22-31. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148519
spellingShingle value chains
food wastes
sustainable development goals
economic development
degradation
agricultural research
agricultural policies
food losses
economic policies
handling losses
deterioration
agricultural development
Schuster, Monica
Torero, Máximo
Toward a sustainable food system: Reducing food loss and waste
title Toward a sustainable food system: Reducing food loss and waste
title_full Toward a sustainable food system: Reducing food loss and waste
title_fullStr Toward a sustainable food system: Reducing food loss and waste
title_full_unstemmed Toward a sustainable food system: Reducing food loss and waste
title_short Toward a sustainable food system: Reducing food loss and waste
title_sort toward a sustainable food system reducing food loss and waste
topic value chains
food wastes
sustainable development goals
economic development
degradation
agricultural research
agricultural policies
food losses
economic policies
handling losses
deterioration
agricultural development
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148519
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