Research Anthology On Food Waste Reduction And Alternative Diets For Food And Nutrition Security

Around one third of all food production is lost or wasted. This book provides a comprehensive review of the causes and prevention of food losses and waste at key steps in the supply chain, for different commodities and across particular regions.

Looks at how, despite a recent slowdown in undernourishment, food insecurity is rising due to economic downturns, conflict and climate extremes. This report suggests that countries should develop policies and invest to achieve a more diversified economy...

Latin America and the Caribbean managed to reduce the number of undernourished by 20 million compared to the year 2000. However, 2018 marks the fourth consecutive year in which hunger shows a continuous increases.Moderate or severe food insecurity in...

From their origins in North America in the 1960s, food banks provide food to communities in approximately one hundred countries on six continents. This book analyses the development of food banks across the world and the limits of food charity as a means...