Toward a sustainable food system: Reducing food loss and waste

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2016-03-16

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Schuster, Monica and Torero, Máximo. 2016. Toward a sustainable food system: Reducing food loss and waste. In 2016 Global Food Policy Report. Chapter 3. Pp. 22-31. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148519

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Reducing food loss and waste can contribute to food security and sustainability. Measuring food loss and waste, identifying where in the food system it occurs, and developing effective policies along the value chain are essential first steps toward addressing the problem.

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Maximo Torero  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4863-3371
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value chains; food wastes; sustainable development goals; economic development; degradation; agricultural research; agricultural policies; food losses; economic policies; handling losses; deterioration; agricultural development
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Related reference: https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295827; https://doi.org/10.1108/S1574-871520150000016010

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