Strategies for a more efficient food chain in the EU

Food waste has assumed such proportions that it can be regarded as a global problem that is reflected right along the food supply chain, from the field to the fork.

It is estimated, based on data gathered since 1974, that food waste around the world has risen by 50%.

Waste occurs on farmland, in the processing industry, in distribution companies and in consumers’ homes; there is waste in industrialised countries and in developing countries. This squandering of food generates an industry parallel to the production industry and causes a whole series of negative externalities.

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