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Reducing Postharvest Loss in All Areas of the Production Chain

Volland, Alyssa

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Title
Reducing Postharvest Loss in All Areas of the Production Chain
Author(s)
Volland, Alyssa
Issue Date
2016
Keyword(s)
  • Postharvest loss
  • production chain
  • food scarcity
  • international agriculture
  • food waste
Date of Ingest
2017-04-26T18:36:36Z
Abstract
In today’s world, 30% of the food produced is wasted. That food could be used to nourish millions facing food scarcity and hunger. Food lost during the production chain is referred to as postharvest loss. Reducing postharvest loss can effectively feed starving mouths while conserving resources and decreasing the pressure to produce more. There are five main areas where postharvest loss can be reduced – harvest, storage, transportation, processing, and retail. New approaches and technologies in each of these areas will increase the amount of food available for human consumption. However, implementing these solutions will require cooperation among nations and substantial financial support from public and private sectors.
Publisher
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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text
Genre of Resource
Article
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Copyright 2016 Alyssa Volland

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i-ACES - Vol. 2, no. 1 2016 PRIMARY