Food wastage footprint - impacts on natural resources (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Food & Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (Fao)
Country of origin:	Italy
Release date:	August 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Food and Agriculture Organization
Dimensions:	300 x 216 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	62
ISBN-13:	978-92-5-107752-8
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Food manufacturing & related industries > General
LSN:	92-5-107752-5
Barcode:	9789251077528

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