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The amendment to Directive 2008/98/EC on Waste (European Parliament and of the Council, 2018) establishes an annual reporting obligation for Member States (MSs) on food waste generation, following a common...

Input parameters and model results of the estimation of food waste generated by EU Member States across the food supply chain

Redesigning the European food system on the basis of circularity principles could bring environmental benefits for Europe and the world. Here we deploy a biophysical optimization model to explore...

Global food supply chains are unprepared for the increasing number and severity of the expected environmental, social and economic shocks in the coming years. The price-setting process of commodities is directly...

Healthier, more sustainable and more equitable food systems have a key role to deliver progress on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study aims...

This paper attempts to identify the impact of food wastage on economic growth using the data for 165 countries over the 2014–2018 period. With the help of ordinary least squares (OLS)...

Organic agriculture is proposed as a promising approach to achieving sustainable food systems, but its feasibility is also contested. We use a food systems model that addresses agronomic...

Highlights Five explorative storylines for future EU food systems were developed and modelled. Implementation of agroecology and localisation of food systems were explored. Large-scale organic...

The Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) establishes an annual reporting obligation for MS on food waste generation as of reference year 2020. The common methodology is defined in the Commission delegated...

Food waste reduction offers multi-faceted wins for people and planet, improving food security, addressing climate change, saving money and reducing pressures on land, water...