Assessing food losses and waste with a methodological framework: Insights from a case study

Chaboud, Géraldine

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.06.008

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“…Stakeholders in the food supply chain have incomplete data about how much FL and FW is generated or the total costs of its management to make these comparisons. This outcome is supported by other reviews as well [9,10].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

“…There are several definitions of FL and FW taking into consideration pre-harvest and/or post-harvest stages, the use and destination of food, the edible part of food products, or the nutritional value of FL and FW [9]. The inclusion of pre-harvest stages to quantify food loss is essential because the pre-harvest management stage can increase the quantity and quality of tomatoes along the value chain [10]. FL and FW have negative food-security, economic, and environmental impacts.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Losses in the Grain Supply Chain: Causes and Solutions

2020

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Global grain production needs a significant increase in output in the coming decades in order to cover the food and feed consumption needs of mankind. As sustainability is the key factor in production, the authors investigate global grain production, the losses along the value chain, and future solutions. Global wheat, maize, rice, and soybean production peaked at 2.102 million tons (mt) of harvested grain in 2018. Pre-harvest losses due to diseases, animal pests, weeds, and abiotic stresses and harvest destroy yearly amount to about 35% of the total possible biological product of 3.153 mt, with 1051.5 mt being lost before harvest. The losses during harvest and storage through toxin contamination are responsible for 690 mt, with a total of 1.741 mt or 83% of the total newly stored grain. Limited cooperation can be experienced between scientific research, plant breeding, plant protection, agronomy, and society, and in addition, their interdependence is badly understood. Plant breeding can help to reduce a significant part of field loss up to 300 mt (diseases, toxins, water and heat stress) and up to 220 mt during storage (toxin contamination). The direct and indirect impact of pest management on production lead to huge grain losses. The main task is to reduce grain losses during production and storage and consumption. Better harvest and storage conditions could prevent losses of 420 mt. The education of farmers by adopting the vocational school system is a key issue in the prevention of grain loss. In addition, extension services should be created to demonstrate farmers crop management in practice. A 50% reduction of grain loss and waste along the value chain seems to be achievable for the feeding 3-4 billion more people in a sustainable way without raising genetic yields of crop cultivars.

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Losses in the Grain Supply Chain: Causes and Solutions

2020

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“…A study analysing the food waste flow along the tomato supply chain in Cali (Colombia) revealed that farmers donate about 72% of the unsold fresh tomatoes, traders 69%, and retailers 44% (Chaboud, 2017). Home-consumption is the second preferred option by retailers to avoid throwing away unmarketable tomatoes.…”

Section: Food Waste Reductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integration of LCC and LCA results to higher system levels : The German meat and EU tomato cases

Liu¹,

Xue²,

Zhi³

et al. 2019

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Integration of LCC and LCA results to higher system levels: The German meat and EU tomato cases iv Integration of LCC and LCA results to higher system levels: The German meat and EU tomato cases Integration of LCC and LCA results to higher system levels: The German meat and EU tomato cases 2 shows that the total GHG emissions could be reduced by 43% comparing to the current level. This could inform future policy making on climate change mitigation in animal production and meat processing sector.

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“…As a consequence, mitigation approaches could be initiated along food supply chains. Currently there are few peer-reviewed studies that use the FLW Accounting and Reporting standard (Chaboud, 2017;Tostivint et al, 2017), while none of them has used a systematic mapping approach in an agri-food chain of a nutrient-rich food product.…”

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Measuring food and nutritional losses through value stream mapping along the dairy value chain in Uganda

Wesana

Gellynck

Dora

et al. 2019

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

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The growing burden of food losses has intensified the need for reliable and comparable data. This study extends the application of lean manufacturing practices and uses Value Stream Mapping (VSM) analysis with the Food Loss and Waste (FLW) Accounting and Reporting Standard to identify hotspots and analyze the magnitude of both food and nutritional losses in the food value chain. A case study on the dairy value chain in Uganda is utilized to understand the production configuration (primary production, processing and distribution). Through linking hotspots where food loss in milk production takes place to specific salient reasons, this case provides an estimation of the magnitude of losses occurring in yogurt and UHT milk production lines. Findings reaffirm the processing stage as a principle hotspot for discarding yogurt as well as UHT milk products. Throughout processing, from start to finish, food losses at chain level are estimated to be in the magnitude of up to 14%. This also translates to a substantial nutritional value disappearing from the food system, which compromises the ability of people to meet their nutrient recommendations. The case study represents a pragmatic assessment that combines the mapping advantages of VSM with accounting and reporting guidelines of FLW Accounting and Reporting Standard to contribute to a detailed assessment of food and nutritional losses. Thereby, reinforcing initiation of evidence-based and targeted reduction strategies along food supply chains.

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Assessing food losses and waste with a methodological framework: Insights from a case study

Cited by 49 publications

References 25 publications

Losses in the Grain Supply Chain: Causes and Solutions

Losses in the Grain Supply Chain: Causes and Solutions

Integration of LCC and LCA results to higher system levels : The German meat and EU tomato cases

Measuring food and nutritional losses through value stream mapping along the dairy value chain in Uganda

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