The intensification of food production and its distribution without proper planning may cause va... more The intensification of food production and its distribution without proper planning may cause various negative impacts on environmental health and food security. Amongst them, the generation of food waste has become a challenge that has to be faced by society. The physical concentration of the biggest part of the Brazilian agricultural production of fruits, vegetables, fish and flowers for the distribution, marketing and provision occurs in the São Paulo Terminal Market CEAGESP. The objective of this study is pointing out the waste generated in the ETSP of CEAGESP, its sources, and possible destinations and ways to prevent that. To do so, it was performed an analysis of secondary data for the years 2012 and 2013 of the institution studied. The findings indicate that despite the growing concern about the management of agricultural waste, it’s still occur significantly being advisable to promote public policies that encourage the reuse of food and supplies in order to reduce food wastefulness and environmental impacts.
The intensification of food production and its distribution without proper planning may cause va... more The intensification of food production and its distribution without proper planning may cause various negative impacts on environmental health and food security. Amongst them, the generation of food waste has become a challenge that has to be faced by society. The physical concentration of the biggest part of the Brazilian agricultural production of fruits, vegetables, fish and flowers for the distribution, marketing and provision occurs in the São Paulo Terminal Market CEAGESP. The objective of this study is pointing out the waste generated in the ETSP of CEAGESP, its sources, and possible destinations and ways to prevent that. To do so, it was performed an analysis of secondary data for the years 2012 and 2013 of the institution studied. The findings indicate that despite the growing concern about the management of agricultural waste, it’s still occur significantly being advisable to promote public policies that encourage the reuse of food and supplies in order to reduce food wastefulness and environmental impacts.
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