Food waste behaviors of the families of the Cilento Bio-District in comparison with the national data: elements for policy actions
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Food waste behaviors of the families of the Cilento Bio-District in comparison with the national data : elements for policy actions. / Di Veroli, Jacopo Niccolò; Peronti, Benedetta; Scognamiglio, Umberto; Baiamonte, Irene; Paoletti, Flavio; Stefanovic, Lilliana; Bügel, Susanne Gjedsted; Aboussaleh, Youssef; Średnicka-Tober, Dominika; Rossi, Laura.
In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol. 8, 1385700, 2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Food waste behaviors of the families of the Cilento Bio-District in comparison with the national data
T2 - elements for policy actions
AU - Di Veroli, Jacopo Niccolò
AU - Peronti, Benedetta
AU - Scognamiglio, Umberto
AU - Baiamonte, Irene
AU - Paoletti, Flavio
AU - Stefanovic, Lilliana
AU - Bügel, Susanne Gjedsted
AU - Aboussaleh, Youssef
AU - Średnicka-Tober, Dominika
AU - Rossi, Laura
N1 - Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2024 Di Veroli, Peronti, Scognamiglio, Baiamonte, Paoletti, Stefanovic, Bügel, Aboussaleh, Średnicka-Tober and Rossi.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Introduction: Consumer food waste at the household level results from a complex set of behaviors depending on the local food environment, among other factors. This study mainly aimed at comparing food waste behaviors in the Cilento Bio-District with those recorded at the national level to explore if the organic district model had an impact on food waste attitude as a sustainability element. Methods: Household food waste behavior indicators performed better at the national level than in the Cilento Bio-District, with some relevant exceptions, such as the avoidance of having too much food at home and impulse buying. Results: The study results suggest that some food waste attitudes in the rural community of the Bio-District might be so embedded in everyday practices that they are no longer perceived as relevant descriptors, considering the lower food waste (FW) levels in Cilento compared to national data. The key findings of the study were interpreted for policy action development. Discussion: The overall priority of actions would be the enhancement of consumers’ abilities to impact practices for food waste prevention. Community engagement aspects and the local products’ promotion should be particularly pursued in the Cilento Bio-District, while broader policy actions were proposed at the national level with the involvement of the different sectors of the food chain and the proposition of regulatory aspects (e.g., labels). Future research on Cilento Bio-District characteristics and the comparison with national data would need a more comprehensive examination of additional factors affecting the food system, such as dietary patterns or organic product consumption, to understand their potential influence on food waste and, in general, the sustainability of food choices.
AB - Introduction: Consumer food waste at the household level results from a complex set of behaviors depending on the local food environment, among other factors. This study mainly aimed at comparing food waste behaviors in the Cilento Bio-District with those recorded at the national level to explore if the organic district model had an impact on food waste attitude as a sustainability element. Methods: Household food waste behavior indicators performed better at the national level than in the Cilento Bio-District, with some relevant exceptions, such as the avoidance of having too much food at home and impulse buying. Results: The study results suggest that some food waste attitudes in the rural community of the Bio-District might be so embedded in everyday practices that they are no longer perceived as relevant descriptors, considering the lower food waste (FW) levels in Cilento compared to national data. The key findings of the study were interpreted for policy action development. Discussion: The overall priority of actions would be the enhancement of consumers’ abilities to impact practices for food waste prevention. Community engagement aspects and the local products’ promotion should be particularly pursued in the Cilento Bio-District, while broader policy actions were proposed at the national level with the involvement of the different sectors of the food chain and the proposition of regulatory aspects (e.g., labels). Future research on Cilento Bio-District characteristics and the comparison with national data would need a more comprehensive examination of additional factors affecting the food system, such as dietary patterns or organic product consumption, to understand their potential influence on food waste and, in general, the sustainability of food choices.
KW - Cilento Bio-District
KW - food waste
KW - household
KW - Italy
KW - SysOrg project
U2 - 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1385700
DO - 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1385700
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85197541177
VL - 8
JO - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
JF - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
SN - 2571-581X
M1 - 1385700
ER -
ID: 398631111