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05-01-2022 - Final Funding Call from Horticultural Quality and Food Loss Network
Funding available for projects tackling UK food loss through research and promoting improved horticultural crop quality.
Globally, over one third of food produced across the whole food chain is wasted. In the UK, 51% of the food wasted is lost before it even reaches consumers, during either the agriculture, post-harvest, distribution or processing stages. A significant proportion of food loss relates to the inherent physiology of the crops, poor control of post-harvest biology, and the efficacy and appropriateness of the control systems applied.
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