Saving Food
eBook - ePub

Saving Food

Production, Supply Chain, Food Waste and Food Consumption

  1. 426 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Saving Food

Production, Supply Chain, Food Waste and Food Consumption

About this book

Saving Food: Production, Supply Chain, Food Waste and Food Consumption presents the latest developments on food loss and waste. Emphasis is placed on global issues, the environmental impacts of food consumption and wasted food, wasted nutrients, raising awareness via collaborative networks and actions, the effect of food governance and policy in food losses, promotion of sustainable food consumption, food redistribution, optimizing agricultural practices, the concept of zero waste, food security and sustainable land management, optimizing food supply and cold chains, food safety in supply chain management, non-thermal food processing/preservation technologies, food waste prevention/reduction, food waste valorization and recovery.Intended to be a guide for all segments of the food industry aiming to adapt or further develop zero waste strategies, this book analyzes the problem of food waste from every angle and provides critical information on how to minimize waste.- Describes all aspects related to saving food and food security, including raising awareness, food redistribution actions, food policy and framework, food conservation, cold chain, food supply chain management, food waste reduction and valorization- Guides all segments of the industry on how to employ zero waste strategies- Analyzes key issues to create a pathway to solutions

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. List of contributors
  6. Preface
  7. 1. Introduction to global food losses and food waste
  8. 2. Soil and crop management to save food and enhance food security
  9. 3. Optimizing agricultural practices
  10. 4. Food preservation technologies
  11. 5. Nonthermal food processing/preservation technologies
  12. 6. Innovative packaging that saves food
  13. 7. Optimized cold chain to save food
  14. 8. Optimized food supply chains to reduce food losses
  15. 9. Measuring food losses in the supply chain through value stream mapping: a case study in the dairy sector
  16. 10. Food waste valorization
  17. 11. Food consumption and wasted food
  18. 12. Suboptimal food? Food waste at the consumerā€“retailer interface
  19. 13. The concept of Zero Waste
  20. Index