Does reducing food losses and wastes in sub-Saharan Africa make economic sense?

Reducing food losses and waste (FLW) is one of the sustainable ways of closing the food requirement gap in developing countries. However, there is not yet adequate knowledge on the extent of FLW by commodity type and stage of the food supply chain (FSC). Focusing on ten agrarian countries in Africa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 36(2018), 6 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 483-494
1. Verfasser: Aragie, Emerta (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Balié, Jean, MoralesOpazo, Cristian
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Journal Article Africa calorie intake food losses and waste food security food supply chain
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