Sánchez-Teba Eva M, Gemar Germán, Soler Ismael Pablo
Department of Economics and Business Administration, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain.
Department of Applied Economics (Statistics and Econometrics), University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain.
Foods. 2021 Sep 13;10(9):2163. doi: 10.3390/foods10092163.
The significant contradiction of food waste and food insecurity that preoccupies society today is growing increasingly important. It is estimated that one-third of all food produced globally is either lost or wasted. In a world where almost one billion people are hungry, reducing food loss and waste is critical to creating a world with zero hunger and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns. This study analyses how scientific research concerning food loss has evolved in recent years, with a focus on the supply chain of agri-food companies. Bibliometric techniques were used to analyse a sample of 181 publications from journals indexed in the Web of Science from 2012 to 2021. The obtained results show a growing interest in this topic and a clear concern for the management and prevention of food loss. An important conclusion is that a holistic approach from a supply chain perspective is needed to devise food loss reduction strategies focusing future lines of research on stakeholder collaboration, the circular economy and related regulatory changes. The study has implications for entrepreneurs and decisionmakers due to the effect that a reduction in food loss has on business strategies, as well as for policymakers in order to create updated food safety and quality regulations.
当今社会关注的食物浪费与食物不安全之间的重大矛盾正变得愈发重要。据估计，全球生产的所有食物中有三分之一要么损失掉了，要么被浪费了。在一个有近十亿人挨饿的世界里，减少食物损失和浪费对于通过确保可持续消费和生产模式来创建一个零饥饿的世界以及实现可持续发展目标至关重要。本研究分析了近年来有关食物损失的科学研究是如何演变的，重点关注农业食品公司的供应链。采用文献计量学技术分析了2012年至2021年在科学引文索引（Web of Science）中索引的期刊上发表的181篇论文样本。所得结果表明人们对该主题的兴趣日益浓厚，并且对食物损失的管理和预防有着明确的关注。一个重要结论是，需要从供应链角度采取整体方法来制定减少食物损失的策略，将未来的研究方向聚焦于利益相关者合作、循环经济及相关监管变化。由于减少食物损失对商业战略的影响，该研究对企业家和决策者有启示意义，同时对政策制定者制定更新的食品安全和质量法规也有启示意义。
