The State of Food and Agriculture 2019

dc.creatorFAO
dc.date2023-04-27T13:12:43Z
dc.date2023-04-27T13:12:43Z
dc.date2019
dc.date2022-07-19T07:18:38.0000000Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-28T00:14:25Z
dc.descriptionThe need to reduce food loss and waste is firmly embedded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Food loss and waste reduction is considered important for improving food security and nutrition, promoting environmental sustainability and lowering production costs. However, efforts to reduce food loss and waste will only be effective if informed by a solid understanding of the problem. This report provides new estimates of the percentage of the world’s food lost from production up to the retail level. The report also finds a vast diversity in existing estimates of losses, even for the same commodities and for the same stages in the supply chain. Clearly identifying and understanding critical loss points in specific supply chains – where considerable potential exists for reducing food losses – is crucial to deciding on appropriate measures. The report provides some guiding principles for interventions based on the objectives being pursued through food loss and waste reductions, be they in improved economic efficiency, food security and nutrition, or environmental sustainability.
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dc.formatapplication/x-mobipocket-ebook
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifier978-92-5-131845-4
dc.identifier978-92-5-131844-7
dc.identifier1564-3352
dc.identifier978-92-5-131789-1
dc.identifier0081-4539
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/ca6030en
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/ca6030en/ca6030en.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/303741
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFAO ;
dc.relationThe State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA)
dc.relation2019
dc.rightsFAO
dc.rightsCC BY NC SA 3.0 IGO
dc.titleThe State of Food and Agriculture 2019
dc.titleMoving forward on food loss and waste reduction
dc.typeBook (series)

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