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Household Food Waste Behavior: Avenues for Future Research

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Drawing from previous studies, this review proposes a research agenda in regard to household food waste, a neglected topic within the field of consumer behavior. This phenomenon has remarkable social and environmental relevance when one considers that it occurs at the end of the food chain, and thus, wastage at this stage implies losses of resources required for food production. This study aims to provide a framework and solutions for conducting future research in this area. Academic opportunities identified suggest that further theorizing is needed related to consumer food waste, in addition to studies aimed at testing the impact of communication initiatives on behavioral change and at providing a standardized methodology to measure consumer food waste.

Source: Journal of the Association for Consumer Research

DOI: 10.1086/684528

Author: Gustavo Porpino

Institution: Embrapa

Language: English

Topic: Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2221895928

FWCI: 19.09

Cites: 36

Cited by: 202

Related to: 10