Panorama geral das perdas e desperdício de alimentos e soluções para o acesso à alimentação

Abstract

Food losses and waste occur at all stages of the production chain, with residues from fruits and vegetables reaching 45% at world scale. From the total food produced worldwide, 33% becomes food waste, enough to feed the estimated 821 million people who are undernourished. Brazil is one of the largest producers and exporters of food, of which 26 million are lost and discarded, but most of the time they are fit for consumption and are rich in nutrients and can meet the daily needs. As a measure of action to food insecurity came the Food Banks, responsible for harvesting food that would be discarded and intended for social entities, and the practice of full use of food, which mainly uses the unconventional parts of food in the preparation of meals. The objective of the present work was to carry out a bibliographical review on the general panorama of food, highlighting the performance of the Food Banks and the advantages of the integral use of food.