Information on the volume and value of food that never leaves the field is important from both the perspective of farmers making harvesting decisions and, on an aggregate level, for informing policy decisions related to food loss. To date, a majority of food waste studies have focused on post-consumer waste and to a lesser extent waste in food distribution and retail settings very little attention has been given to understanding food loss at the farm level.
food waste estimates of 40%-estimates that do not include on-farm food loss (Gunders et al., 2017)-have motivated stakeholders across the supply chain to develop improved approaches to measuring food waste, understanding the determinants, and devising waste-prevention strategies.
Actions that reduce loss may increase supplies of nutritious food for those who are currently food insecure and contribute to global food needs without additional or more intensive land use and its associated negative environmental impacts (Tilman et al., 2011 Garnett et al., 2013 Royte, 2016 Fan, 2017). Available online: įruit and vegetables that never reach the consumer represent losses of water, chemical inputs, and labor, in addition to the loss of nutrient dense, recoverable food (Hall, et al., 2009; Kummu, et al., 2012). "Putting Dollars to Waste: Estimating the Value of On-Farm Food Loss." Choices.
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