The USA and the food losses` problem

Abstract

The problem of food waste and loss is one of the most important components of the global food problem. Its relevance has been steadily growing in the last 2-3 decades, due to the huge (about 1 billion tons annually) volume of food waste and loss against the background of a number of other problems, in particular, the degradation of the main natural resources used in agricultural production, as well as the presence of a significant number of hungry and malnourished population. Along with the fact that a significant amount of food waste and loss is produced in the USA (about 100 million tons annually), the formation of a coherent system of measures to combat food losses has begun in the country. This article analyzes the accounting methods/principles, as well as the structure and sources of food losses in the world and the USA.