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National roadmap for food waste reduction in Sri Lanka. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has called for halving per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reducing food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses (Sustainable Development Goal [SDG] Target 12.3).
25 lut 2024 · The review astutely addresses the gravity of Sri Lanka’s recent food security crisis, attributing it to a combination of external and internal factors. Through meticulous data and analysis, Dickwella illustrates the profound impact of the crisis on the population, citing alarming statistics on food insecurity and inflation rates while ...
29 wrz 2021 · Simple actions like being conscious about portion sizes, using leftover food for another meal, making a shopping list before heading to the market, turning food waste into compost or donating surplus food that could feed another can go a long way in reducing food waste.
Findings are discussed in the “Results and Discussion” under six themes: overview of food insecurity and food waste in Sri Lanka, surplus food donation, surplus food redistribution, overview of Colombo’s food rescue system, motives for surplus food donation and redistribution, and challenges in food rescue system. The concluding section ...
Identifying specific food waste behaviors will help us to evaluate its relationship with household food security and shed some light on the ‘food waste paradox’ in the Sri Lankan context.
9 paź 2024 · As Sri Lanka grapples with the dual crises of climate change and food insecurity, addressing food waste should be a national priority. Reducing food waste could not only increase the availability of food but also contribute to climate change mitigation by lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
This report explores and analyzes the governance framework (i.e. policies, laws, and regulations) relevant to urban food waste (FW) prevention and reduction in the wholesale, retail, hospitality (restaurants, hotels), food services (schools, hospitals), and households in Sri Lanka.
