Reducing food loss and waste: Five challenges for policy and research

dc.creatorCattaneo, A.; Sánchez, M.V.; Torero, M.; Vos, R.;
dc.date2024-10-11T15:35:13Z
dc.date2024-10-11T15:35:13Z
dc.date2021
dc.date2024-10-11T15:30:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T21:28:11Z
dc.descriptionDespite broad agreement in policy circles on the need to reduce food loss and waste (FLW), considerable gaps ininformation still exist. This paper identifies policy-relevant information gaps, summarizes recent research thattries to fill these gaps and identifies five challenges for researchers, policymakers and practitioners in reducingFLW. The five challenges identified are: (i) measuring and monitoring FLW, (ii) assessing benefits and costs ofFLW reduction and the tradeoffs involved, (iii) designing FLW-related policies and interventions under limitedinformation, (iv) understanding how interactions between stages along food value chain and across countriesaffect outcomes of FLW reduction efforts, (v) preparing for income transitions and the shifting relative importanceof losses and waste as economies develop.
dc.format9 p.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cd2742en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/223998
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier B.V. ;
dc.rightsNon-FAO
dc.rightsCC BY NC SA 3.0 IGO
dc.titleReducing food loss and waste: Five challenges for policy and research
dc.typeArticle

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