Food Losses and Waste in Armenia

Urutyan, V.

Food Losses and Waste in Armenia

Country Report

Year of publication 2013

Pages 45 p.

Author Urutyan, V.

Product type Document

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Synopsis (short abstract) The issue of food losses and waste is incredibly important, because if it can be prevented it can contribute to increasing incomes and improving food security in the world’s poorest countries. Food losses and waste affect the food security of vulnerable groups, as well as food quality and safety, economic growth and the environment. Armenia is a small landlocked country located in the South Caucasus. It is in a conflict with neighboring Azerbaijan and has no economic relations with Turkey. Limit ed resources and production capacity make eliminating food losses and waste an important priority. This study concentrates on revealing volumes of food losses and waste, as well as how they can be prevented in all five steps of the supply chain; namely:  Agricultural production;  Post-harvest handling and storage;  Processing and packaging;  Distribution;  Consumption.

Language English

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