SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION
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prevalent in MEDCs only
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prevalent in LEDCs only
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prevalent in both MEDCs and LEDCs
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not an issue of concern
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Detailed explanation-1: -Food waste is prevalent in both LEDCs and more economically developed countries (MEDCs), but for different reasons. Socio-economic, cultural, ecological, political and economic factors can be seen to influence societies in their choices of food production systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -More than 50 percent of the waste occurs during “upstream, ‘’ or the production, yield handling, and storage phase, and the remaining happens during processing, distribution, and consumption stages or the “downstream” phase.
Detailed explanation-3: -Agricultural production, at 33 percent, is responsible for the greatest amount of total food wastage volumes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Food Waste in India and the way forward A rough estimated figure by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)-Approximately 40% of the food produced in India is wasted every year due to fragmented food and inefficacious supply chain system. The irony is that loss occurs even before the food reaches the consumer.
Detailed explanation-5: -Insufficient shopping and meal planning. Shopping environment (e.g. promotions like “buy one, get one free” that may lead to impulse buying and over-purchase) Misunderstandings about the meaning of “best before” and “use by” date labels leading to edible foods being thrown away. More items