D4.3 - Model integration : integrated socio-economic model on food waste

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D4.3-Model integration. Integrated socioeconomic model on food waste D4.3-Model integration. Integrated socioeconomic model on food waste 9 6 References

Routledge Handbook of Food Waste

“…In the framework of the EU Horizon 2020 REFRESH ("Resource Efficient Food and dRink for the Entire Supply cHain") two ABM were developed to study respectively the interaction between innovation adoption and food waste generation in the retail sector, and the process of food waste generation at consumer level. A relevant innovation of the consumer ABM consisted in its integration with Bayesian Networks analysis techniques (Grainger et al 2018d).…”

Behavioural economics : assessing food waste innovations diffusion through ABM models - insights from Italy and the Netherlands

“…Here, results of simulations based on a fully-developed Agent Based Model, presented in Grainger et al (2018) and described in detail in section 4, are outlined. Simulations are focused on the Italian and Dutch market for fresh fruit and vegetables, with the aim to describe the main drivers for innovation adoption for food waste reduction at the retail level.…”

“…The theoretical approach of an Agent Based Model used to assess the factors that promote the diffusion of food waste reduction technology among different markets has been elaborated in Grainger et al (2018).…”

“…Utility 4 , or satisfaction, of each retailer is the base for their decision on whether to adopt a low food waste innovation. According to Grainger et al (2018), in this ABM retailers' utility is based on a set of parameters:…”