Challenging Hegemonic Conceptions of Food Waste

Bowman, Martin

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“…These power relations are asymmetrical and have become even more marked in recent decades as a result of the increasingly disproportionate influence accumulated by large retail food chains and exporting companies (Isakson, 2014 ). In spite of this, with a few exceptions (Stuart, 2009 ; Montagut & Gascón, 2014 ; Gascón, 2018 ; Bowman, 2020 ; Gascón, Solà and Larrea, 2022 ; Hoehn et al, 2023 ), studies focusing on FW have not addressed the impact of power relations within the agri-food chain on FW accumulation.…”

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Food Waste and Power Relations in the Agri-Food Chain. The Fruit Sector in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain)

Gascón

Killinger

Solà

2023

J Agric Environ Ethics

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Studies of food waste claim that its main causes are technological and logistical deficiencies in the first stages of the agri-food chain. The present article discusses this statement using a specific case as a starting point: the production of fruit in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain). Since the 1980s, fruit production in this region has undergone a process of innovation and development. However, the agents who participate in the sector claim that the wasted volume of edible foodstuffs is greater than in previous times. This article argues that studies of food waste do not consider the power relations existing within the agri-food chain. When these relations are asymmetrical, technological innovation and logistics optimisation do not improve the efficiency of the system; rather, they help the hegemonic players to monopolise the commercial margin and transfer some of their running costs to the weaker agents. The ethnographic data for the study were obtained between 2017 and 2019 using qualitative research techniques.

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Food Waste and Power Relations in the Agri-Food Chain. The Fruit Sector in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain)

Gascón

Killinger

Solà

2023

J Agric Environ Ethics

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“…In response to this, a robust and multidisciplinary body of academic literature seeks to demarcate the boundaries of the problem, debate ways to address it, and create frameworks for measuring the impact of various interventions. However, in practice, the fuzzy and exceedingly convoluted nature of the food waste problem makes it difficult to set binding targets, divide responsibilities, and ensure accountability Bowman, 2020). Additionally, considering that the risk of consumer unsafety is an important driver of food waste, many actions to reduce its occurrence present the potential to harm consumer health.…”

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Safe and sustainable valorisation of food waste in the european union

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Challenging Hegemonic Conceptions of Food Waste

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Food Waste and Power Relations in the Agri-Food Chain. The Fruit Sector in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain)

Food Waste and Power Relations in the Agri-Food Chain. The Fruit Sector in Lleida (Catalonia, Spain)

Safe and sustainable valorisation of food waste in the european union

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