Food Wastage in the Czech Republic and Sustainable Development
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Food Wastage in the Czech Republic and Sustainable Development
Original language description
Abstract: The article explores responsible approaches to food buying within the context of the basic principles of sustainable development. Food wastage stands for a topical problem for each individual when satisfying his/her basic life requirements. The aim of this paper is to examine the approach of Czech households to food wastage in general and to suggest options which would prevent food wastage generated by households in particular. Comprehensive comparative research combined with quantitative and qualitative analysis was applied as the primary method to obtain input data. The first investigation was held in November 2014 in 121 households. It focused on the relevance of food wastage from the households’ point of view. Within the second follow-up investigation, 64 households were approached in March 2015. They were asked to record their actual daily food wastage in a logbook for a period of one month and comment on their general attitudes towards food handling. The results indicate that the l
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
AH - Economics
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Article name in the collection
Agrarian perspectives XXV. – GLOBAL AND EUROPEAN CHALLENGES FOR FOOD PRODUCTION, AGRIBUSINESS AND THE RURAL ECONOMY
ISBN
978-80-213-2670-5
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Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
351-357
Publisher name
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Place of publication
Prague
Event location
Prague
Event date
Sep 14, 2016
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
000391137000045