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DOI	10.3390/su13158402
	Battling Food Losses and Waste in Saudi Arabia: Mobilizing Regional Efforts and Blending Indigenous Knowledge to Address Global Food Security Challenges
	Al-Khateeb, Suliman Ali; Hussain, Abid; Lange, Stefan; Almutari, Mohammad M.; Schneider, Felicitas
通讯作者	Al-Khateeb, SA ; Hussain, A (corresponding author), Minist Environm Water & Agr, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia. ; Al-Khateeb, SA (corresponding author), King Faisal Univ, Coll Agr & Food Sci, Al Hufuf 31982, Saudi Arabia. ; Hussain, A (corresponding author), King Faisal Univ, Inst Res & Consultancy, Al Hufuf 31982, Saudi Arabia.
来源期刊	SUSTAINABILITY
EISSN	2071-1050
出版年	2021
卷号	13 期号:15
英文摘要	Food Loss and Waste (FLW) that entail substantial economic, environmental, and social cost is of great concern for a country fulfilling > 80% of food demands through the import of agricultural commodities. The current study mainly aimed at bringing together a wide range of perspectives on FLW by multi-stakeholder engagement in order to enhance cooperation and network building with respect to sharing knowledge and experiences on FLW prevention activities along the entire food supply chain for a country located at the geographic frontier facing stubborn challenges of desertification, water scarcity, and harsh climatic conditions. These challenges are not only being addressed at the national level but have also been made the focus of multilateral activities in 2020 as part of the Saudi G20 Presidency. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture under the umbrella of the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) hosted a regional workshop on FLW in collaboration with the Thunen Institute, Germany, to raise awareness among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The present paper provides insights into the current status of FLW by revealing that, overall, 33.1% of the total available food in the Kingdom is lost and wasted during the entire food supply chain. Overall, the GCC countries witnessed higher percentages of food waste compared with food losses. Environmental conditions prevailing in the region necessitate the development of adequate and appropriate cold chain storage facilities for balanced distribution through cold storage transportation facilities along the food supply chain to minimize food losses. However, campaigns and activities to raise awareness with a view of changing attitudes towards reducing FLW by the adoption of good practices, promoting the concept of circular economy practices, and the establishment of food banks for surplus food redistribution are important to mitigate FLW in the Kingdom.
英文关键词	FLW baseline measurement food security food recycling food processing circular economy food redistribution
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000682225900001
WOS关键词	BY-PRODUCTS ; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS ; DIETARY FIBER ; VALORIZATION ; POPULATIONS ; EXTRACTION ; MANAGEMENT ; STATE ; PEELS ; SKIN
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/364744
作者单位	[Al-Khateeb, Suliman Ali; Hussain, Abid; Almutari, Mohammad M.] Minist Environm Water & Agr, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia; [Al-Khateeb, Suliman Ali] King Faisal Univ, Coll Agr & Food Sci, Al Hufuf 31982, Saudi Arabia; [Hussain, Abid] King Faisal Univ, Inst Res & Consultancy, Al Hufuf 31982, Saudi Arabia; [Lange, Stefan; Schneider, Felicitas] Thunen Inst, D-38116 Braunschweig, Germany
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Al-Khateeb, Suliman Ali,Hussain, Abid,Lange, Stefan,et al. Battling Food Losses and Waste in Saudi Arabia: Mobilizing Regional Efforts and Blending Indigenous Knowledge to Address Global Food Security Challenges[J],2021,13(15).
APA	Al-Khateeb, Suliman Ali,Hussain, Abid,Lange, Stefan,Almutari, Mohammad M.,&Schneider, Felicitas.(2021).Battling Food Losses and Waste in Saudi Arabia: Mobilizing Regional Efforts and Blending Indigenous Knowledge to Address Global Food Security Challenges.SUSTAINABILITY,13(15).
MLA	Al-Khateeb, Suliman Ali,et al."Battling Food Losses and Waste in Saudi Arabia: Mobilizing Regional Efforts and Blending Indigenous Knowledge to Address Global Food Security Challenges".SUSTAINABILITY 13.15(2021).