NEW MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE WASTE IN SICILIAN AGRI-FOOD CHAINS

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, specifies 17 goals among which the second one: ending world hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture in order to guarantee the reduction of food waste. The goal of this paper is, therefore, investigating the methodologies to reduce food waste. To this end, we present an application case study in the MAAS Agri-food center: the Mediterranean logistics hub and pride of the wholesale fruit and vegetables, fish and floriculture markets. MAAS has decided to adhere to the “Law n. 166 of 19 August 2016” for the waste reduction. The purpose is promoting the recovery and donation of surplus food, giving priority to human use. MAAS is open to collaborate with the Banco Alimentare Foundation, which deals with the collection of foodstuffs and the recovery of surplus food from agricultural and industrial production and therefore, the recovery of vegetable waste with a view to a more efficient use.