The impact of COVID-19 on food management in households of an emerging economy

Impact of COVID-19 on Food and Plastic Waste Generated by Consumers in Bangkok

“…Turkey [32] Self-administered questionnaire conducted in January 2021 (n = 511) to investigate changes in food management behaviour during the pandemic.…”

“…The convenience of online food delivery services and excessive food supplies might overshadow the chance for people in Bangkok to improve their skills in food planning and management. (4) Several studies [28,[31][32][33] have clarified that socio-economic and demographic factors such as age, household size and composition, income, attitudes, subjective norms, perceptions of behaviour control, and personal values might impact food management behaviours. Everitt et al [26] directly measured the quantity and composition of household FW disposed during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and examined how household demographics, socio-economic conditions and local food environment characteristics may influence household FW in the city of London, Ontario, Canada.…”

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on household food waste behaviour in Iran

“…Second, the findings indicated that most respondents cook and prepare meals at home, resulting in a reduction in the number of leftovers thrown away. The high percentage of respondents who cook might suggest that also Iranians became “resourceful planners and cooks” as Yetkin Özbük et al. (2021) defined them in Turkey.…”

“…It was used successfully in several studies on food waste in households in many countries, including the United Kingdom ( Mallinson et al., 2016 ), Germany ( Richter, 2017 ), Italy ( Aureli et al., 2021 ) and Romania ( Pocol et al., 2020 ). Furthermore, this technique was employed in various studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food waste ( Amicarelli et al., 2021a , Amicarelli et al., 2021b ; Yetkin Özbük et al., 2021 ).…”

Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable agri-food system and agroecosystem decarbonization nexus: A review

“…Moreover, the consumption of foods rich in vitamins and associated supplements such as vegetables like spinach, carrots, and sweet potatoes or fruits like kiwifruits, broccoli, and citrus, and supplemental vitamins D and E, which are immune system boosters could reduce the vulnerability to various viral infections including the COVID-19 and also provide supports to hasten the repair of worn-out body tissues ( Galanakis, 2020 ; Huang et al, 2018 ; Carr and Maggini, 2017 ). Thus, the reduction in the production and waste of food items that are often responsible for the degradation of the environment, which was intensively experienced during the peak of the pandemic could be beneficial to the decarbonization target in the agri-food systems ( Adelodun and Choi, 2020 ; Yetkin Özbük et al, 2021 ). The various mitigation strategies that would not hamper the existing food insecurity in many parts of the world while ensuring the sustainable agri-food system should be the target of the pandemic and post-pandemic era.…”