Reducing the waste of agricultural products is the main strategy in improving food security

Subject Areas : Journal of Food Safety and Processing

Shila  Berenji ¹ (Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Industry, Faculty of Agriculture, Varamin Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Zahra  Ghafouri Nam ² (PhD student, Department of Food Science and Industry, Faculty of Agriculture, Varamin Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Farzaneh  Tavasoli Kajani ³ (PhD student, Department of Food Science and Industry, Faculty of Agriculture, Varamin Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2021-08-19 Accepted : 2021-11-22 Published : 2022-02-20

Keywords: Agricultural waste, Food Security, Agricultural Products, economic strategies,

Abstract :

About 4 billion tons of food are produced annually in the world, of which about 1.2 to 2 billion tons are turned [1]into waste and unavailable for consumption due to inappropriate conditions and methods of harvesting, transportation, storage, distribution and consumption. The sender exits. According to Fiveo report, about 50% of the products produced in the world are left out of the consumption cycle in the form of waste in the stages of production and consumption. The value of this high amount of waste and food waste is estimated at 1 trillion dollars per year. Agricultural waste and food waste in Iran is estimated to be about 30% per year, which is about 3% of the total agricultural waste and food waste in the world. According to FIVE statistics, every year about 43.5% of basic agricultural products in developing countries are lost due to pests, diseases, weeds, drought, etc. in different stages of production, after harvesting, processing, distribution and consumption. disappears Global statistics show that in developing countries, an average of 24% of fruits and about 42% of vegetables are lost between production and reaching the consumer. In Iran, according to the latest estimates, about 16% of crops and about 28% of garden products are lost in different stages of production until consumption.