Food wastage footprint : impacts on natural resources Paperback / softback
by Food and Agriculture Organization
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FAO estimates that each year, approximately one-third of all food produced for human consumption in the world is lost or wasted.
This food wastage represents a missed opportunity to improve global food security, but also to mitigate environmental impacts and resources use from food chains.
Although there is today a wide recognition of the major environmental implications of food production, no study has yet analysed the impacts of global food wastage from an environmental perspective.
This FAO study provides a global account of the environmental footprint of food wastage (i.e. both food loss and food waste) along the food supply chain, focusing on impacts on climate, water, land and bio-diversity.
A model has been developed to answer two key questions: what is the magnitude of food wastage impacts on the environment; and what are the main sources of these impacts, in terms of regions, commodities, and phases of the food supply chain involved - with a view to identify "environmental hotspots" related to food wastage.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:62 pages
- Publisher:Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nati
- Publication Date:30/08/2013
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- ISBN:9789251077528
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:62 pages
- Publisher:Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nati
- Publication Date:30/08/2013
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- ISBN:9789251077528