Approaches to advance in the diagnosis of food losses and waste generated in a territory: application in the Comunitat Valenciana region
Submitted: 2024-04-24
|Accepted: 2025-01-21
|Published: 2025-12-19
Copyright (c) 2025 Maria Angeles Fernandez-Zamudio, Hector Barco
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Agri-food chain, NACE, biowaste generation, food loss, food waste
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Abstract:
Minimizing food loss and waste along the agri-food chain is a key challenge addressed by European policies and the Sustainable Development Goals. The lack of official records and reliable data hinders the implementation of effective actions. This article proposes a methodology based on CNAE codes to streamline the diagnosis of this issue within a given territory and illustrates its application in the Valencian Region (Spain). The proposed methodology enhances EU guidelines for measuring food loss and waste, facilitates its replicability across other regions, and provides recommendations to support the design of territorial agendas aimed at preventing and reducing such losses.
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