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In a recent article published in the journal Nature Food, researchers developed a global database that can provide consequential insights into the locations, composition, magnitude, and environmental footprint of food loss and waste (FLW). Their work can be an important tool for policymakers to make global food supply chains (FSCs) more sustainable and secure. Study: Global food loss and waste estimates show increasing nutritional and environmental pressures. Image Credit: ArieStudio / Shutterstock Background Transitioning to a more sustainable and secure food system requires drastic reductions in FLW globally. Not only does food wastage from FSCs imperil efforts to achieve universal...
