The Economics of Food Wastage at the Consumer End

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  • Anirban Mukherjee Independent Researcher, 108 Thakurpukur Road, Ranganathpur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700063, India

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https://doi.org/10.17140/aftnsoj-2-137

Abstract

Food wastage can be defined as food that is grown and harvested for human consumption but is then discarded instead of consumed, hence, a part of the intended purpose of the food has been lost, which has a negative impact on manpower, machines, costs, and the household.

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2016-12-13

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Anirban Mukherjee. (2016). The Economics of Food Wastage at the Consumer End. Advances in Food Technology and Nutrition Sciences, 2(3), 110–112. https://doi.org/10.17140/aftnsoj-2-137

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2016): Volume 2 Issue 3 2016

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