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Global Food Supply Chain
Study conducted for the
International Congress
SAVE FOOD! at Interpack2011
Düsseldorf, Germany

Global food losses and food waste extent, causes and prevention Cover photos:
Jonathan Bloom and Nick Saltmarsh
Cover design:
Simone Morini

Study conducted for the
International Congress
SAVE FOOD! at Interpack2011
Düsseldorf, Germany

by
Jenny Gustavsson
Christel Cederberg
Ulf Sonesson
Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK)
Gothenburg, Sweden

Global food losses and food waste and
Robert van Otterdijk
Alexandre Meybeck
FAO
Rome, Italy

extent, causes and prevention FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2011

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