Innovative Solutions to Reduce Food Waste and Food Loss
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Security and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 10657
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food loss and food waste are highly debated topics and likely to stay in the research agendas for the next decades. Food loss, both production and post-harvest losses, refers to the accidental reduction in the quantity and quality of food before consumption. Potential food losses are also associated with food lost, due to pests and diseases, limited harvesting techniques, price volatility, or food not produced, due to the lack of agricultural inputs. Differently, food waste refers to the intentional discard of food suitable for the human consumption.
Reducing losses and waste is important in developed economies, and it is a main goal of the circular and green economy, a new business model, based on the 3R’s Principles (Reduction, Reuse, Recycle), that is promoting the transition toward a more sustainable development. Greener agri-food systems need to be based on a larger use of raw materials with not detrimental impacts on the environment. As such, the role of innovations of processes (in the food industry) and logistics (along the supply chain) is crucial.
Reducing losses and waste is not only important for developing economies, but also for developed economies, especially due to the impact that loss and waste have on the status of food security. In fact, pioneering studies have pointed on the role that food loss and waste play on several global challenges, such as the goal of reducing food insecurity and inequalities across and within countries. The growing attention on these issues call for further investigation on how food losses increase food insecurity, and how innovations may help reducing these inefficiencies.
The present Special Issue encourage submissions from economists, biologists, food scientists, and scientists working in related fields of science.
Prof. Dr. Fabio Gaetano Santeramo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- circular economy
- food loss
- food security
- food waste
- innovations
- supply chain
