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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Food loss"”.
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Framework for quantifying retail food loss and waste in South Africa
… Nations Environment Programme (2024) states that food loss and waste (FLW) need to be measured. The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) launched the Food Loss and Waste Initiative (FLWI) in 2020, which encourages food supply chain members to quantify and report their annual FLW figures …
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Determining Sustainability Key Performance Indicators for Food Loss Reduction in the Supply Chain: Empirical Evidence from Jordan
Food loss and food waste in large quantities undoubtedly form one of the most significant global problems affecting our food security and the world’s sustainability development position. Although recent years have witnessed growing research on reducing food loss, most research didn’t evaluate the …
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Food Loss and Waste in Agri-Food Systems: a multi-scale analysis of the impacts on the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Upscaling resilience: Waste as a resource
… issue of privatized space in relation to food deserts, food waste and food loss which all make a contribution to food security. The context under investigation provided unique opportunities that allowed for the aforementioned issues to be explored due to the presence of urban challenges …
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Food waste reduction strategies for sustainable food security in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Food waste (FW) concern has recently received global considerable attention. Within the broad spectrum of waste types, food loss and waste are produced worldwide in large quantities. Religiosity is an important driver of moral intuitions and as such marketers would do well to consider the diverse …
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Fundamental study of natural and synthetic antimicrobial peptides as novel preservatives against fungal food spoilage
A large part of food loss is associated with the development of fungal contamination at early or late stages of production. This spoilage, via the production of mycotoxins, has potentially disastrous consequences on consumers’ health. The overuse of chemical antimicrobials in foods (e.g., sorbates) …
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Modeling and Optimization of Tunable Insulated Hybrid Cooling to Extend Food Shelf-life Using Scalable and Affordable Materials
… is a pivotal technology for tackling the global food crisis by securing the food shelf-life. More than 15% of food loss is due to improper food storage temperatures in developing countries. Every 10℃ temperature drop can increase food shelf-life by 2-3 times. However, conventional electrically …
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Assessment of the supply chain and factors influencing consumer decisions to purchase bean-based processed products in Lusaka province of Zambia.
… addition, resulting in substantial postharvest losses. Acknowledging that minimizing these losses can enhance food availability, security, and environmental sustainability, the discourse on food loss and waste (FLW) avoidance has gained prominence globally. Efforts to combat global hunger and …
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Assessment of the supply chain and factors influencing consumer decisions to purchase bean-based processed products in Lusaka province of Zambia.
… addition, resulting in substantial postharvest losses. Acknowledging that minimizing these losses can enhance food availability, security, and environmental sustainability, the discourse on food loss and waste (FLW) avoidance has gained prominence globally. Efforts to combat global hunger and …
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A study on the application of synthetic antimicrobial peptides derived from plants for the reduction of yeast spoilage in food
Food spoilage caused by the undesirable growth of microorganisms contributes to the crisis of food waste and food loss worldwide. Bacterial and fungal microorganisms can grow and spread in food, resulting in the spoilage of many food products intended for human consumption. Food preservatives and …
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Social and engineering perspectives on optimal farm management and reliable grain supply chain networks
The growth in food demand urge the need of increasing agricultural productivity and reducing food losses in a sustainable basis. New opportunities for farm management decision making have been rapidly growing with the proliferation of data and information describing agricultural systems. Farm …