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CAUSES OF FOOD WASTE - Coggle Diagram
CAUSES OF FOOD WASTE
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Production
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Because of low mechanisation rate and insufficient labour force, good loss occurs due to delayed harvesting in the harvest season.
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Packaging defects, wrong sizes and weights are some of the aspects resulting in imperfection and the eventual rejection of the foods.
Farmers often overproduce in order to protect against pest attacks, weather and market uncertainties.
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Producers prefer to leave the crop without harvesting if demand is low and returns cannot cover the cost of harvest and transportation.
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Handling/Storage
For vegetables/fish/milk products, losses due to degradation and spillage in loading unloading.
For meat, losses due to death during handling to slaughter and condemnation in the slaughterhouse.
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