Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Opportunities to reduce food waste generation in Brazil and its implications for greenhouse gas emission reductions

2^nd International Conference on Food & Beverage Packaging

June 13-14, 2016 Rome, Italy

Viviane Romeiro

WRI Brasil, Brazil

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Food Process Technol

Abstract:

The global population currently accounts for more than seven billion people and is predicted to reach 10 billion by 2050 according to the revision version of the 2015 United Nations Population Division, with a projected increased food demand of 50-70%. Food waste is an increasingly important topic of interest due to the ethical, financial and environmental implications, and reducing the scale of losses and waste throughout the entire food system is a crucial step towards improving global food security. Pursuing food loss and waste reduction will help countries meet one target of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) �?? the one calling for halving food waste by 2030 �?? that were adopted in September, 2015 at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit. 2016 has marked the beginning of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which will harness the momentum and commitment to work collectively towards achieving the SDGs. In the context of climate change, food waste relates to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to the fact the food production originates from agriculture and ends up as waste while energy is consumed during its life cycle stages. The GHG emissions associated with food loss and waste come from a variety of sources, including on-farm agriculture emissions. The objective of this paper is to assess what stages or processes during the life-cycle of food contribute significantly to the total GHG emissions in Brazil. It also aims at examining where are the best opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the food system in Brazil.

Biography :

Email: vromeiro@wri.org