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Food losses and waste in primary production : Data collection in the Nordic countries.
This project has resulted in a suggested definitional and methodological framework for future food waste studies in primary production. It has also resulted in a first attempt to quantify food waste in primary production in the Nordic countries. The project was focused on primary production in the N...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Copenhagen :
Nordic Council of Ministers,
2016.
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| Colección: | TemaNord.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Preface ; Summary ; Multi-purpose project ; Holistic approach to primary production ; Introducing the new term side flow ; Comparing different terms ; Methods used for quantification ; Amounts of side flows and food waste ; 1. Introduction ; 1.1 Purpose and objectives of the project ; 1.2 Research questions ; 1.3 Demarcation ; 1.4 Reading instructions ; 2. Definitions, terms and system boundaries ; 2.1 Definitions, terms and system boundaries of this project ; 2.2 Comparing the definition used in this project to other existing definitions.
- 3. Amount of side flows in Nordic countries 3.1 Food production and conversion factors ; 3.2 Side flow and food waste ; 3.2.1 Cereals, oil crops ; Wheat ; Rye ; Barley ; Oats ; Oil crops ; 3.2.2 Starchy roots, sugar crops ; Potatoes ; Sugar beet ; 3.2.3 Vegetables, pulses ; Tomatoes ; Onions, green shallots ; Cabbages and brassicas ; Cauliflowers and broccoli ; Lettuce and chicory ; Cucumbers and gherkins ; Peas, green ; Carrots and turnips ; Mushrooms and truffles ; Vegetables, Other ; Beans ; Peas, field ; Pulses, Other and products ; 3.2.4 Fruits ; Apples ; Pears ; Strawberry ; Currants.
- Fruits, Other 3.2.5 Meat, offal, animal fats ; Bovine Meat ; Mutton & Goat Meat ; Pig meat ; Poultry Meat ; Meat, Other ; Offal ; Fats, Animals, Raw ; 3.2.6 Milk, eggs ; Milk ; Butter, Ghee ; Cream ; Eggs ; 3.2.7 Fish, seafood ; Fish, caught (wild fish): ; Farmed fish: ; Seafood ; Fish oil ; 3.3 Discussion of side flows and food waste ; 4. Case studies ; 4.1 Results ; 4.1.1 Questionnaire results ; 4.1.2 Field study results ; 4.2 Discussion on case studies ; 4.2.1 Uncertainty of results ; 4.2.2 Field studies ; 4.2.3 Reasons for side flow ; 4.2.4 Side flow treatment.
- 5. Development of methodology 5.1 Approach for side flow quantification ; 5.2 Methods for side flow studies ; 5.3 Choice of methods for side flow quantification ; 5.3.1 Method choice vs. data availability ; 5.3.2 Products with low availability ; 5.3.3 Products with high availability ; 5.3.4 Experience from other projects ; 5.3.5 Choice of methods in this project ; 5.4 Development of methods ; 5.4.1 Methods developed from previous studies ; 5.4.2 Similar but different methods in each country ; 5.4.3 Questionnaires ; Questionnaire layout and content ; Questionnaire distribution method.
- 5.4.4 Interviews 5.4.5 Direct measurements ; 5.4.6 Using published data ; 5.5 Strengths and weaknesses of the methods used ; 5.5.1 Questionnaires ; 5.5.2 Interviews ; 5.5.3 Direct measurements ; 5.5.4 Published data and side flow studies ; 5.6 Research method recommendations ; 5.6.1 Questionnaires ; 5.6.2 Interviews ; 5.6.3 Direct measurements ; 5.6.4 Published data and side flow studies ; Conclusions and recommendations ; Use side flow for a holistic approach in primary production ; 800,000 tonnes of side flows and 330,000 tonnes of food waste.