Effective Management Tools for Solving the Problem of Poverty in Relation to Food Waste in Context of Integrated Management of Energy
Globally, millions of people suffer from poverty. This paper discusses the problem of poverty especially in relation to food waste. The prevention of food waste can also contribute to global poverty reduction, and the reduction of food waste is a tool for sustainable growth and competitiveness. At p...
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| author | Bohuslava Mihalčová Antonín Korauš Olha Prokopenko Jozefína Hvastová Magdaléna Freňáková Peter Gallo Beáta Balogová |
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| description | Globally, millions of people suffer from poverty. This paper discusses the problem of poverty especially in relation to food waste. The prevention of food waste can also contribute to global poverty reduction, and the reduction of food waste is a tool for sustainable growth and competitiveness. At present, the number of people at risk of poverty and the amount of food waste are increasing at unsustainable rates. An integrated and efficient tool for the management of food, energy, and water (FEW) resources to improve FEW security via an interdisciplinary approach could help address several of the most significant global challenges, such as climate change, and economic, environmental, and social security. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the existence of poverty and the treatment of food for sustainable growth. The analysis focused on the EU countries and the main data source was the Eurostat database. Households generally create the largest proportion of food waste. Pareto analysis shows that in households, food and non-alcoholic beverages are among the first group of expenses, and in the EU countries they represent approximately 12% of the total expenses. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are a stable, unavoidable, and non-negligible element of total expenses. Paradoxically, enormous amounts of food are wasted. A relatively weak inversely proportional relationship between the amount of food waste per capita and the proportion of the population at risk of poverty among the total population of EU countries was identified through correlational analysis. A very weak relationship between the share of the population at risk of poverty in the total population and the amount of food waste per capita, excluding the population at risk of poverty, was also found. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-028d76c5a7c9454dbe9a66c5378d8a2e2023-11-22T03:42:28ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-07-011414424510.3390/en14144245Effective Management Tools for Solving the Problem of Poverty in Relation to Food Waste in Context of Integrated Management of EnergyBohuslava Mihalčová0Antonín Korauš1Olha Prokopenko2Jozefína Hvastová3Magdaléna Freňáková4Peter Gallo5Beáta Balogová6Department of Management, Faculty of Business Economy, University of Economics in Bratislava, 852 35 Košice, SlovakiaAcademy of the Police Force in Bratislava, Sklabinská 1, 835 17 Bratislava, SlovakiaEconomics Department, Collegium Mazovia Innovative University, 08-119 Siedlce, PolandDepartment of Economics, Faculty of Business Economy, University of Economics in Bratislava, 852 35 Košice, SlovakiaDepartment of Corporate Financial Management, Faculty of Business Economy, University of Economics in Bratislava, 852 35 Košice, SlovakiaInstitute of Educology and Social Work, Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov in Prešov, 080 01 Prešov, SlovakiaInstitute of Educology and Social Work, Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov in Prešov, 080 01 Prešov, SlovakiaGlobally, millions of people suffer from poverty. This paper discusses the problem of poverty especially in relation to food waste. The prevention of food waste can also contribute to global poverty reduction, and the reduction of food waste is a tool for sustainable growth and competitiveness. At present, the number of people at risk of poverty and the amount of food waste are increasing at unsustainable rates. An integrated and efficient tool for the management of food, energy, and water (FEW) resources to improve FEW security via an interdisciplinary approach could help address several of the most significant global challenges, such as climate change, and economic, environmental, and social security. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the existence of poverty and the treatment of food for sustainable growth. The analysis focused on the EU countries and the main data source was the Eurostat database. Households generally create the largest proportion of food waste. Pareto analysis shows that in households, food and non-alcoholic beverages are among the first group of expenses, and in the EU countries they represent approximately 12% of the total expenses. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are a stable, unavoidable, and non-negligible element of total expenses. Paradoxically, enormous amounts of food are wasted. A relatively weak inversely proportional relationship between the amount of food waste per capita and the proportion of the population at risk of poverty among the total population of EU countries was identified through correlational analysis. A very weak relationship between the share of the population at risk of poverty in the total population and the amount of food waste per capita, excluding the population at risk of poverty, was also found.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/14/4245poverty reductionfood wastemanagerial toolssustainabilitycircular economythe food–energy–water (FEW) nexus |
| spellingShingle | Bohuslava Mihalčová Antonín Korauš Olha Prokopenko Jozefína Hvastová Magdaléna Freňáková Peter Gallo Beáta Balogová Effective Management Tools for Solving the Problem of Poverty in Relation to Food Waste in Context of Integrated Management of Energy Energies poverty reduction food waste managerial tools sustainability circular economy the food–energy–water (FEW) nexus |
| title | Effective Management Tools for Solving the Problem of Poverty in Relation to Food Waste in Context of Integrated Management of Energy |
| title_full | Effective Management Tools for Solving the Problem of Poverty in Relation to Food Waste in Context of Integrated Management of Energy |
| title_fullStr | Effective Management Tools for Solving the Problem of Poverty in Relation to Food Waste in Context of Integrated Management of Energy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effective Management Tools for Solving the Problem of Poverty in Relation to Food Waste in Context of Integrated Management of Energy |
| title_short | Effective Management Tools for Solving the Problem of Poverty in Relation to Food Waste in Context of Integrated Management of Energy |
| title_sort | effective management tools for solving the problem of poverty in relation to food waste in context of integrated management of energy |
| topic | poverty reduction food waste managerial tools sustainability circular economy the food–energy–water (FEW) nexus |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/14/4245 |
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