Matinise, Sihle NOelofse, Suzanna HHPolasi, Letlotlo T2021-11-052021-11-052021-02Matinise, S.N., Oelofse, S.H. & Polasi, L.T. 2021. Reducing food waste across the supply chain. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12142 .978-1-928535-55-3http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12142Food waste is recognised as one of the major environmental issues, globally. With a growing burden of global food insecurity coupled with economic and environmental impacts, food waste prevention has become a paramount consideration to achieve sustainability. Food waste has negative economic, social and environmental impacts and acts as a barrier towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Sustainable Development Goal target 12.3 (SDG target 12.3) aims to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030 throughout the food supply chain. To achieve SDG target 12.3 effective food waste reduction measures have to be implemented by all the players of the supply chain. This will require identifying areas where food waste is likely to occur as well as drivers and reasons for food waste generation along the food supply chain. This paper therefore seeks to identify drivers and possible actions that can be taken to prevent and manage food waste throughout the food supply.AbstractenFood wasteFood supply chainSustainable Development GoalsConference PresentationMatinise, S. N., Oelofse, S. H., & Polasi, L. T. (2021). Reducing food waste across the supply chain. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12142Matinise, Sihle N, Suzanna H Oelofse, and Letlotlo T Polasi. "Reducing food waste across the supply chain." <i>WasteCon 2020, Emperors Place - Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 9-11 February 2021</i> (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12142Matinise SN, Oelofse SH, Polasi LT, Reducing food waste across the supply chain; 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12142 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Matinise, Sihle N AU - Oelofse, Suzanna H AU - Polasi, Letlotlo T AB - Food waste is recognised as one of the major environmental issues, globally. With a growing burden of global food insecurity coupled with economic and environmental impacts, food waste prevention has become a paramount consideration to achieve sustainability. Food waste has negative economic, social and environmental impacts and acts as a barrier towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Sustainable Development Goal target 12.3 (SDG target 12.3) aims to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030 throughout the food supply chain. To achieve SDG target 12.3 effective food waste reduction measures have to be implemented by all the players of the supply chain. This will require identifying areas where food waste is likely to occur as well as drivers and reasons for food waste generation along the food supply chain. This paper therefore seeks to identify drivers and possible actions that can be taken to prevent and manage food waste throughout the food supply. DA - 2021-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - WasteCon 2020, Emperors Place - Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 9-11 February 2021 KW - Food waste KW - Food supply chain KW - Sustainable Development Goals LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2021 SM - 978-1-928535-55-3 T1 - Reducing food waste across the supply chain TI - Reducing food waste across the supply chain UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12142 ER -2454324649