From Farm to Fork : Private Enterprise Can Reduce Food Loss through Climate-Smart Agriculture
More than a billion tons of food are lost annually across global food supply chains. Spillage, spoilage, insects, and rodents cause this post-harvest loss. Addressing it is a daunting challenge due to the complexity of the many factors involved. Bu...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/719911510727256518/From-farm-to-fork-private-enterprise-can-reduce-food-loss-through-climate-smart-agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30373 |
| Summary: | More than a billion tons of food are
lost annually across global food supply chains. Spillage,
spoilage, insects, and rodents cause this post-harvest loss.
Addressing it is a daunting challenge due to the complexity
of the many factors involved. But it is a worthwhile
challenge because of the potential benefits, including
improved food security, nutrition, economic productivity,
and response to climate change. Poor or nonexistent public
infrastructure is often an underlying cause of food not
being transported or processed effectively. And climate
change damages existing infrastructure and increases losses.
Despite the numerous environmental, economic, and
socio-cultural barriers involved, there are many examples of
private sector enterprises that have tackled post-harvest
loss successfully. They focus on education, collaboration,
and markets. Intense analyses by multi-disciplinary teams
will need to be conducted on socio-cultural factors, as well
as consideration of appropriate technologies to address
post-harvest food losses, the economic opportunities
involved, and the likely climate change impacts. |
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