Food loss and Food waste in Thailand and direction for amending

Abstract

Thailand is one of the biggest food producer and exporter in the world. The country is outstanding in agriculture and food processing. Food loss (FL) and food waste (FW) occur at every stage of the food supply chain. This article discusses definitions of FL and FW, statistics of FL, the causes of FL and FW. Impact of FL and FW on humans from environment perspective, economy perspectives, social perspective and the solutions to solve problems such as campaigning and creating policies to reduce FL and FW and solving the issues that arise from the loss of food that may occur around the world.