SURE+ Interdisciplinary Workshop #15
Time: June 28 (Wednesday), 2023
14.00 – 15.00pm / Amsterdam time
20.00 – 21.00pm / Beijing time
Location: Virtual Online [Microsoft teams]
Program:
| Time | Program |
| 14.00 – 14.05 (NL)20.00 – 20.05 (CN) 14.05 – 14.35 (NL)20.05 – 20.35 (CN) | IntroductionChair: Fan Li (Associate Professor, Macro Agriculture Research Institute and College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University) Title: The impact of reducing food losses and food waste on food security in China: Simulation analysis based on the Partial Equilibrium ModelPresenter: Fangfang Cao (Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences)Abstract:There is a serious food waste and food loss during the food supply chain in China’s major staple crops (including wheat, maize, and rice). The loss rates of rice, wheat, and corn are about 26.2%, 16.7%, and 18.1%, respectively. Statistics show that the annual loss is nearly 135 million tons, accounting for about 20.7% of the total production of the major staple crops. Addressing food waste and food loss in the supply chain could have a profound impact on China’s food security. However, there is a lack of comprehensive studies regarding the food waste in China’s food supply chain. This paper explores the potential reduction in food losses within the supply chain with the Partial Equilibrium Model. The results show that the potential reduction in losses for rice, wheat and maize ranges from 20 million to 95 million tons in 2025-2035. Such a reduction in food losses can guarantee a nearly 100% self-sufficiency rate of main grains and reduce the foreign dependence basically to zero. Additionally, China would transit from a net importer to a net exporter of rice and wheat, and make significant progress towards self-sufficiency in maize. |
| 14.35 – 14.55 (NL)20.35 – 20.55 (CN) 14.55 – 15.00 (NL)20.55 – 21.00 (CN) | DiscussionDiscussant: Nico Heerink (Professor, Development Economics Group, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherland) Conclusion and closing remarks |
For future presentation, please contact Fan Li (fan.li@wur.nl) , Chen Qian (qianchen@caas.cn) and Mengru Wang (Mengru.wang@wur.nl).
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Best regards,
Fan Li on behalf of the SuReFood executive team
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