The study indicated that an estimated 10.3-million tonnes a year of edible food, earmarked for human consumption in SA, did not reach the human stomach.
In terms of commodity groups, cereals contributed 50% of the overall losses and waste, followed by fruit and vegetables , milk and meat .
“If SA is to achieve the target set out in SDG [sustainable development goal] 12.3, to halve per capita food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains by 2030, we need to inform action through robust scientific evidence,” said Dr Henry Roman, director for environmental services and technologies at the department.
In response, the CSIR has released a Food Waste Prevention and Management Guideline for SA to raise awareness of food wastage throughout the supply chain, but specifically at consumer level to address food wastage before it reaches the same levels as in the developed world.
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