A systematic review of food loss and waste in China: Quantity, impacts and mediators

Li, Charlene; Bremer, Phil; Harder, Marie K.; Lee, Mike; Parker, Kate; Gaugler, Evamaria C.; Mirosa, Miranda

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114092

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“…To interrogate the extant literature in this area in a comprehensive manner, a systematic review was conducted following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines (Li et al, 2022 ; Page et al, 2021 ; Petticrew & Roberts, 2006 ). While every effort is made to ensure that the most relevant studies are selected for the SLR, it is acknowledged some factors could limit the generalization this study's findings and analysis due to selection/exclusion criteria, research design, limited.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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The status of the global food waste mitigation policies: experience and inspiration for China

Shen

Hong

et al. 2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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Food waste has become a significant challenge faced by the community with a shared future for mankind, and it has also caused a considerable impact on China's food security. Scholars across disciplines, international organizations, and especially policymakers are increasingly interested in food waste. Policies are seen as a powerful factor in reducing food waste, but current research on related policies is more scattered. This paper summarizes and analyzes the experiences of food waste policy development and implementation by systematically reviewing the studies on food waste reduction policies. The results of this paper's analysis show that current global food waste policies are focused at the national strategic level, with approaches such as legislation, food donation, waste recycling, awareness and education, and data collection. At the same time, we find that the current experience of developed countries in policy formulation and implementation is beneficial for policy formulation in developing countries. And taking China as an example, we believe that developing countries can improve food waste policies in the future by improving legislation, guiding the development of food banks, promoting social governance, and strengthening scientific research projects. These policies will all contribute strongly to global environmental friendliness. In addition, we discuss some of the factors that influence the development of food waste policies and argue that in the future, more consideration needs to be given to the effects of policy implementation and that case studies should focus more on developing countries. This will contribute to the global sustainable development process.

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The status of the global food waste mitigation policies: experience and inspiration for China

Shen

Hong

et al. 2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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“…Yet other health issues are linked to the rise in online food delivery in China, such as excess sedentariness as people leave home less to go to grocery stores, markets, and restaurants (Fernandez and Raine 2021). Moreover, food delivery is associated with environmental concerns, particularly linked to excess packaging and plastics that accompany delivered meals (Maimaiti et al 2018), while more frequent dining out in general may exacerbate food waste (Li et al 2022), which has drawn policymakers' attention.…”

Section: Food Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Opportunities To Achieve Healthy, Sustainable Food Choices in China Through Behavior Change

Attwood¹,

Peng²,

Zhong³

et al. 2023

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“…On-farm FLW prevention are actions taken to prevent crops/animals already grown from being lost from the food system, whereas fulfilling yield potential is controlling conditions to enable the genetic potential of a crop or animal to be phenotypically expressed and harvested (Evans and Fisher, 1999). Common on-farm FLW prevention methods include switching to crop cultivars with less losses such as varieties bred with lodging (falling over in the field) resistance (Cui et al ., 2022; Li et al ., 2022); adoption of mechanical harvesting and threshing (in Nigeria this reduced FLW of small-hold rice farmers by 6.5%) (Castelein et al ., 2022); reducing damage by pests and diseases through rodent trapping to minimize post-harvest storage losses (Edoh Ognakossan et al ., 2016); and upgrading post-harvest storage facilities such as installing biomass dryers to decrease mold damage (Magan and Aldred, 2007; Bhadra, 2017). Most prevention methods are technological solutions to address drivers of FLW that do not address systemic, behavioral and social drivers.…”

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A critical review of on-farm food loss and waste: future research and policy recommendations

O'Connor,

Skeaff,

Bremer

et al. 2023

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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On-farm food loss and waste is estimated to be 16% of the total agricultural-related greenhouse gas emissions globally, and reductions in these emissions have the potential to make a significant impact on climate change. There is a plethora of research being undertaken in this area across countries, food supply chains and stakeholders. However, differences in definitions, quantification methods, understanding of drivers and proposed solutions can be difficult to navigate. This narrative review provides a critical overview of the current research landscape of on-farm food loss and waste. The review has two objectives. Firstly, it provides a stock-take of on-farm food loss and waste definitions, quantification methods, causes and management options. Secondly, it provides researchers, policy makers and industry stakeholders with recommendations on opportunities to be pursued.

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A systematic review of food loss and waste in China: Quantity, impacts and mediators

Cited by 40 publications

References 47 publications

The status of the global food waste mitigation policies: experience and inspiration for China

The status of the global food waste mitigation policies: experience and inspiration for China

Opportunities To Achieve Healthy, Sustainable Food Choices in China Through Behavior Change

A critical review of on-farm food loss and waste: future research and policy recommendations

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