TY  - CHAP
AB  - Purpose Little work has directly addressed the potential to control food waste. This chapter focuses on behavioral nudges and their potential to reduce food waste and, in turn, implications for food security.Methodology/approach Key methodological and definitional challenges that must be met to make effective use of interventions to reduce food waste are examined. Chief among these challenges are determining welfare measures that are robust to the behavioral anomalies and apparently inconsistent preferences observed under behavioral interventions.Findings Targeted reductions in food waste can be significantly impacted by simple behavioral interventions either in institutional settings or within the home. Some evidence suggests that food waste is rampant not only in developed countries, but also among developing countries.Practical implications Our findings highlight the need to create a research program addressing the behavioral causes of food waste both in developed and developing country contexts.
VL  - 16
SN  - 978-1-78560-215-3, 978-1-78560-214-6/1574-8715
DO  - 10.1108/S1574-871520150000016009
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1574-871520150000016009
AU  - Just David R.
AU  - Swigert Jeffrey M.
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - The Role of Nudges in Reducing Food Waste
T2  - Food Security in a Food Abundant World
T3  - Frontiers of Economics and Globalization
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 215
EP  - 224
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -