Sustainable Food Systems and Food Security: Enhancing Food Security Through Sustainable Food Systems - SDG Policy Brief No. 006 April 2019

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationScience Division
dc.coverage.spatialUnited Republic of Tanzania
dc.coverage.spatialDenmark
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.coverage.spatialUnited Kingdom
dc.coverage.spatialEast Asia
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-21T18:51:06Z
dc.date.available2019-05-21T18:51:06Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionFood loss and waste occurs along the entire food chain. Food loss is the decrease in quantity or quality of food, while food waste refers to discarding or non-food use of food set for human consumption. Unsustainable farming, storage and distribution processes, lack of consumer awareness coupled with environmental factors such as climate change and natural disasters continue to escalate the challenges on food security. Food loss and waste represents a significant inefficiency in the world’s current food system and taking action to reduce it can conserve the environment, decrease greenhouse gas emissions and promote efficient land and water use.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28350
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofSustainable Development Goals Policy Briefs
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectfood supply
dc.subjectfood policy
dc.subjectfood shortage
dc.subjectfood consumption
dc.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero Hunger
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.titleSustainable Food Systems and Food Security: Enhancing Food Security Through Sustainable Food Systems - SDG Policy Brief No. 006 April 2019en
dc.typePolicy brief

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