![]() ![]() The limited data suggest that losses are much higher at the immediate post-harvest stages in developing countries and higher for perishable foods across industrialized and developing economies alike. ![]() A significant gap exists in the understanding of the food waste implications of the rapid development of ‘BRIC’ economies. As much of the post-harvest loss data for developing countries was collected over 30 years ago, current global losses cannot be quantified. An international literature review found a dearth of data on food waste and estimates varied widely those for post-harvest losses of grain in developing countries might be overestimated. Different definitions of food waste with respect to the complexities of food supply chains (FSCs)are discussed. Food waste in the global food supply chain is reviewed in relation to the prospects for feeding a population of nine billion by 2050. ![]()
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