An overview of food waste management in developing countries: Current status and future perspective!

An overview of food waste management in developing countries: Current status and future perspective!

October 16, 2018
The global food waste management market is expected to witness substantial growth over the forecast period on account of surge in the amount of unwanted dump resulting from uneven production and consumption in restaurants, homes, marriages, and parties. Rise in the processing losses; production inefficiency is expected to drive industry growth.
The factors such as the need for reducing greenhouse emission, increase in the usage of organic waste for the production of animal feeds and fertilizers, rising energy requirements are projected to have a positive impact on the market. Rapid industrialization, the importance of innovation and R&D for developing efficient food waste management system is likely to influence market growth. 
Food Waste Management

The industry can be segmented based on source of food waste generation which indicates the type of waste such as fruits & vegetables, dairy products, cereals, meat, fish & seafood, oilseeds & pulses, processed foods, and coffee grounds & tea. Among all sources, fruits & vegetable segment is projected to grow at higher rate over the forecast period.
The amount of waste generated from fruits & vegetables along with roots & tuber is higher as compared to its counterparts on account of biodegradability associated with it, which poses environmental problems and loss of valuable biomass. The economic costs associated with fruits & vegetable waste is very high as compared to other waste types.
A wide range of recycling processes are used by the players involved in the food waste management markets including aerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion, incineration or combustion and other processes such as redistribution, minimization, and disposal. However, anaerobic digestion process is the most widely used process and accounted for the largest share in 2016. 
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