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Food waste within food supply chains: quantification and potential for change to 2050
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Food waste in the global food supply chain is reviewed in relation to the prospects for feeding a population of nine billion by 2050. Different definitions of food waste with respect to the complexities of food supply chains (FSCs)are discussed. An international literature review found a dearth of data on food waste and estimates varied widely; those for post-harvest losses of grain in developing countries might be overestimated. As much of the post-harvest loss data for developing countries was collected over 30 years ago, current global losses cannot be quantified. A significant gap exists in the understanding of the food waste implications of the rapid development of 'BRIC' economies. The limited data suggest that losses are much higher at the immediate post-harvest stages in developing countries and higher for perishable foods across industrialized and developing economies alike. For affluent economies, post-consumer food waste accounts for the greatest overall losses. To supplement the fragmentary picture and to gain a forward view, interviews were conducted with international FSC experts. The analyses highlighted the scale of the problem, the scope for improved system efficiencies and the challenges of affecting behavioural change to reduce post-consumer waste in affluent populations.
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“According to Parfitt et al. [24], four main criteria affect FW during this stage: household size and composition, income, culture, and demographic factors.”
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“At the final stages of the FSC such as during retail and final consumption, the term food waste is applied and generally relates closer to behavioral issues (The Government Office for Science, 2011a; Parfitt et al., 2010).”
From The food waste hierarchy as a framework for the management of food surplus and food waste (2014) · cites this paper as Parfitt et al., 2010
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“Food is lost or wasted throughout the FSC, from the initial stage of agriculture to the final consumption stage (Parfitt et al., 2010; Smil, 2004).”
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“Waste affects the entire food system from production to post harvest (including inside the home) (102).”
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“It is also noteworthy that the FAO estimates that one-third of all food produced for human consumption globally is wasted before it is consumed, which has both social and environmental costs that have been precisely measured in the US (100–102).”
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“Alternatively, many food wastes can be considered as a valuable source of nutrients with the potential to be processed into products to feed the world's increasing population [14, 26].”
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“With the increase in disposable incomes, and the consequent change in lifestyles, the amount of waste in the household has grown relentlessly over time (Parfitt et al., 2010).”
From Domestic food practices: A study of food management behaviors and the role of food preparation planning in reducing waste (2018) · cites this paper as Parfitt et al., 2010
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“Urbanization requires extensions of food supply systems (Parfitt et al. 2010).”
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“This promotes disconnections from food (Parfitt et al. 2010), so that people have no sense of what their food is made of or how it was produced (Fischler 1999).”
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“There are few peer-reviewed articles on national food loss and waste for developed countries and the estimates that do exist vary widely [11].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Parfitt, J., Barthel, M., & Macnaughton, S.
- Affiliations
- Resource Futures, Bristol, UK 1
- Wrap (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Parfitt, Julian
- Venue
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
- Publisher
- The Royal Society
- Published
- 2010-09-27
- Volume
- 365
- Issue
- 1554
- Pages
- 3065-3081
- ISSN
- 0962-8436 (ISSN-L)
- 1471-2970
- PMC
- PMC2935112
- OpenAlex
- W2138803696
- Cited by
- 3,197
- References
- 28
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- FWCI
- 5.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Agricultural and Food Production Studies
- Keywords
- food waste, food supply chain, post-harvest losses, global food security, developing countries, BRIC countries, behavior change, food loss reduction
- MeSH terms
- Agriculture, Food Supply, Humans
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