Reducing food waste through direct surplus food redistribution : the Norwegian case

Food waste is a global problem with significant economic and environmental consequences. Food waste management approaches include production of biogas, animal feed and compost and surplus food redistribution. From a sustainability point of view, surplus food redistribution is the most favorable approach. Surplus food redistribution can be either direct (between suppliers of surplus food and charity food services) or indirect (Through Food banks). This paper is a case study on direct surplus food redistribution in ten cities in Norway. The study explores the logistics, embedded social relationships and volume of surplus food redistributed through charity food services. The results show that the logistics of direct redistribution in the cities included in this study are complex, efficient and formal. Direct surplus food redistribution in Norway is heavily dependent on the workforce of volunteers and personal relationships among the participating actors. Every day 3500 meals are made with ingredients from direct redistribution in the ten cities included in the study. In conclusion, the study suggest that current surplus food redistribution in the cities included in this study make a significant contribution to food waste reduction and surplus food redistribution should be considered as a strategy to reduce food waste.M-A

Kan kornkrisen redde flere brød?

Source at https://www.nettavisen.no/.Krig, nedbør og økte priser på olje, kunstgjødsel og papiremballasje fører til kornkrise som gjør at Ola og Kari Nordmann må betale mer for sitt daglige brød i tiden fremover

European food banks and COVID-19: Resilience and innovation in times of crisis

This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the functioning of European food banks and how resilient European food banks were in coping with the pandemic in 2020. We apply a multiple case study to assess how the first year of the pandemic affected European food banks’ operations and the amount of redistributed food. We further investigate innovation practices that have been developed to cope with the new situation, hoping to draw lessons for imminent future waves of the pandemic and other social crises. Our study finds that, compared to 2019, in 2020 food banks were able to redistribute a significantly higher amount of food despite numerous social restrictions and other challenges associated with the pandemic. To explain this, we delve into the organizational innovations implemented by the studied food banks and find that the introduction of new strategies and new internal structures, as well as the establishment of new types of external network relations with other firms and/or public organizations, proved to be particularly important, enabling food banks to respond quickly and effectively to the new emergency. The study thus highlights the role of food banks in food redistribution and food waste reduction in times of crisis

Kan kornkrisen redde flere brød?

Krig, nedbør og økte priser på olje, kunstgjødsel og papiremballasje fører til kornkrise som gjør at Ola og Kari Nordmann må betale mer for sitt daglige brød i tiden fremover

Kan kornkrisen redde flere brød?

Krig, nedbør og økte priser på olje, kunstgjødsel og papiremballasje fører til kornkrise som gjør at Ola og Kari Nordmann må betale mer for sitt daglige brød i tiden fremover

Kan kornkrisen redde flere brød?

Krig, nedbør og økte priser på olje, kunstgjødsel og papiremballasje fører til kornkrise som gjør at Ola og Kari Nordmann må betale mer for sitt daglige brød i tiden fremover

Kan kornkrisen redde flere brød?

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