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| FREIRE JUNIOR, M.; SOARES, A. G.. |
| World food loss and waste can cause about USD 750 billion a year in damage. Post-harvest losses estimates in developing countries vary greatly, reaching up to 50% or more. According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 54% of losses and waste occur at the initial stage of production – during post-harvest handling and storage, and 46% during processing, distribution, and consumption. Consumers often dispose of food after buying it because they verify that it does not meet their quality requirements, especially regarding appearance and taste. This is why there must be more research on reducing food loss and waste in the world so as to increase food supply, improve production costs, and reduce environmental impacts. |
| Tipo: Capítulo em livro técnico (INFOTECA-E) |
Palavras-chave: Perda de alimento; Desperdio de alimento; Manuseio inadequado de alimento; Tecnologia de Alimento; Desperdício; Perda Pós-Colheita; Food technology; Food loss; Postharvest losses. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1128848 |
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| Buzby, Jean C.; Wells, Hodan Farah; Axtman, Bruce; Mickey, Jana. |
| A certain amount of food in supermarkets is deemed unusable (“food loss”) because of moisture loss, spoilage, and other causes. This study analyzed updated food loss estimates for fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, and seafood obtained through a competitive grant with the Perishables Group, Inc. This independent consulting firm compared supplier shipment data with point-of-sale data from six large national and regional supermarket retailers to identify loss in 2005 and 2006. The new estimates, when incorporated into the ERS Loss-Adjusted Food Availability data, had little impact on aggregate per capita food loss estimates in 2006 because the new estimates were, on average, close to the previous loss assumptions. The new estimates increased annual per... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Conversion factor; Food loss; Fruit; Meat; Poultry; Seafood; Supermarket; Vegetables; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Financial Economics. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58313 |
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