TY - JOUR
T1 - Taxonomy of antecedents of food waste – a literature review
AU - Bhattacharya, Ananya
AU - Nand, Alka
AU - Prajogo, Daniel
PY - 2021/4/1
Y1 - 2021/4/1
N2 - Food loss and waste have become a serious global issue for business and society. To reduce food loss and waste, it is important to understand in depth their antecedents behind and consequences. This paper analyses the major antecedents and consequences of food loss and waste across the supply chain from the agriculture sector (upstream) to the household sector (downstream). It reviews 300 relevant articles from peer-reviewed journals. The major outcomes of the review are a) a thorough understanding about the environmental, social and economic consequences of food loss and waste and b) the development of a taxonomy of antecedents behind food loss and waste. Four broad categories are developed by compiling all antecedents across the supply chain: infrastructure (internal and external) issues, management decisions, behavioural and demographic issues. Implications for management and future research are then proposed.
AB - Food loss and waste have become a serious global issue for business and society. To reduce food loss and waste, it is important to understand in depth their antecedents behind and consequences. This paper analyses the major antecedents and consequences of food loss and waste across the supply chain from the agriculture sector (upstream) to the household sector (downstream). It reviews 300 relevant articles from peer-reviewed journals. The major outcomes of the review are a) a thorough understanding about the environmental, social and economic consequences of food loss and waste and b) the development of a taxonomy of antecedents behind food loss and waste. Four broad categories are developed by compiling all antecedents across the supply chain: infrastructure (internal and external) issues, management decisions, behavioural and demographic issues. Implications for management and future research are then proposed.
KW - Food waste and food loss
KW - Literature review
KW - Supply chain
KW - Sustainability
KW - Taxonomy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85099523665&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.125910
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.125910
M3 - Review Article
AN - SCOPUS:85099523665
VL - 291
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
SN - 0959-6526
M1 - 125910
ER -