Using Green and Digital Technologies to Reduce Food Waste at the Consumer Level-Case Study: Kampala, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEconomy Division
dc.coverage.spatialUganda
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-22T16:55:08Z
dc.date.available2021-09-22T16:55:08Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionThis document summarizes a project case study on consumer food waste in Kampala, Uganda, and how green and digital technologies can reduce it. It reports household food insecurity levels, growth in municipal solid waste, and the share of emissions linked to landfill, incineration, and waste management, noting that food waste is a major component. Using project data, it estimates daily per-person food waste and compares patterns across income groups, and it identifies key drivers such as limited storage, infrastructure constraints, electricity costs, weak handling practices, and low awareness. It also outlines relevant national and city policy measures, describes current initiatives to reuse organic waste, and lists examples of preservation, cold-chain, ordering, recycling, and waste-to-energy approaches.en
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/explore-topics/green-economy/build-back-better
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36805
dc.languageEnglish
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectUganda
dc.subjectenvironmentally sound technology
dc.subjectconsumer
dc.subjectdigital technology
dc.subjectwaste management
dc.subjectwaste
dc.subjectfood
dc.subjectfood waste
dc.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero Hunger
dc.subject.sdgSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.titleUsing Green and Digital Technologies to Reduce Food Waste at the Consumer Level-Case Study: Kampala, Ugandaen
dc.typeCommunication or other resource

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