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The groundbreaking research and studies by Feedback EU delve deep into where our food comes from and the issues that need to be brought to light. It calls for change towards better food for both people and the planet.
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Report
February 2017
Food waste in Peru amidst water scarcity
Feedback travelled to Peru to interview producers and exporters of asparagus, citrus fruits (including mandarins, tangelos and grapefruit), onions, squash, avocados, grapes and pomegranates. The interviews
showed two primary causes of supply chain food waste – cosmetic specifications and price volatility.
Report
February 2017
Causes of food waste in international supply chains
Based on extensive research into supply chain food waste in Peru, Senegal, South Africa, the UK and a major European port. This report’s findings show a concentration of power in the groceries sector has allowed supermarkets to dictate the terms and conditions by which food is grown, harvested, and transported, and that this concentration of power has given supermarkets the power to force suppliers to waste food through stringent cosmetic specifications and unfair rejections of food
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Report
July 2015
Food waste in Kenya: Uncovering food waste in the horticultural export supply chain
This report shows that Kenyan farmers are being subjected to unfair trading practices such as last minute cancellation of orders and unnecessarily strict cosmetic standards by European retail buyers resulting in massive amounts of food waste. As a result of Feedback’s work, in April 2016 Tesco agreed to change their rules on Kenyan green beans to stop forcing their suppliers to top and tail their produce. They estimate this will save more than 160 tonnes of food waste a year.
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