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Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector: An Introduction: The Agri-Food sector globally faces food resource scarcity and food waste challenges throughout the food supply chain. There are substantial food losses and food wastes in supply chains globally, from farm gate to table, mainly due to lack of required market infrastructure, ignorance and lack of safe transport, improper packaging, lack of standardization and grading, underdeveloped cold chains, and insufficient processing.

Research output: Contribution to Book/ReportChapterpeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationChallenges and Opportunities of Circular Economy in Agri-Food Sector
PublisherSpringer
Chapter1
Pages1-14
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)978-981-16-3791-9
ISBN (Print)9789811637902
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 2021
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  2. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

  • Agri-Food Sector
  • Circular Economy and Sustainability
  • Lifecycle Engineering and Zero Waste
  • Environmental Footprints and Eco-design
  • SWOT Analysis

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