Some of the key drivers of food loss identified in the study are poor disease and pest management, over-importation of food items, fragmented cold-chain management, and inadequate infrastructure.
SINGAPORE (Aug 12): Some 342,000 tonnes of food loss occurs within Singapore each year — even before the food reaches retail outlets and consumers — translating into an estimated $2.54 billion lost from farm to market.
According to a joint study unveiled on Aug 6 by the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) and Deloitte Singapore, this refers to food loss occurring along the upstream and midstream segments of the fresh-food supply chain between producer and the market. This starts from the production stage, through to transport, processing, storage and distribution.
