In its report - Food Waste index Report 2021 – the FAO estimated that a third of the global food volume produced is lost in the production chain, or wasted in the post production network. Of the approximately
According to the Food Waste Index Report, 2021, by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), 931 million tonnes of food waste was produced in 2019, with households accounting for 61%, food services for 26%, and retail for 13%. The ...
Published for the first time in 2021, the UNEP Food Waste Index Report seeks to track country-level progress to halve food waste by 2030 in line with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3. "The quantities of edible food that are wasted are staggering," the report says. "As more cou...
That's the conclusion of the Food Waste Index Report 2021, a report issued on March 4.The report's authors collected dat a on food-waste from 54 countries. Most food that went uneaten - 61 percent - was thrown out by home cooks and diners. Food services, such as restaurants, ...
Food Waste Brochure 2021 SHARE Food Waste Brochure 2021Take a look at the brand-new Food waste brochure which uncovers how the food industry is responding to the issue of food waste and what more needs to be done. The brochure features contributions from UK Food industry leaders - Fareshare,...
This study combined the United Nations Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index 2021 report with the World Bank’s country income grouping criteria28 and found that waste at the consumption stage is common across many continents and countries of different income levels, with no significant pattern,...
Americans waste about 60 million tons of food every year. Why do we waste so much food? It is estimated that nearly 35 million people across America — including 10 million children — suffer from food insecurity.With so many people suffering and in need of basic amounts of food, why do...
In some cases, labels (标签) might be causing food waste, the report said. People might be throwing away food though it’s still good to eat, simply because the “Best By” or “Sell By” date has passed. In poorer countries, food may be wasted because not all homes have a fridge....
Food waste data are directly extracted from the 2021 United Nations Environment Programme Food Waste Index Report32and refers to the amount of waste produced within each country by (1) households, (2) food services and (3) the retails sector. Country-specific values are drawn directly from the...
Food waste isfoodthat is not eaten. The causes of food waste or loss are numerous and occur throughout thefood system, duringproduction,processing, distribution, retail and food service sales, andconsumption. Overall, about one-third of the world's food is thrown away.A 2021metaanalysisthat ...