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Fighting Hunger and Reducing Waste in Michigan by Addressing Strategic and Operational Challenges in Measuring Food Accessibility
- Author(s):
- Monireh Mahmoudi
- Date:
- 2020
- Group(s):
- MSU EDA University Center: Regional Economic Innovation
- Subject(s):
- Economic development, Sustainable development, Circular economy, Food waste, Food security
- Item Type:
- Report
- Tag(s):
- #Equity, #Economic, #EconomicDevelopment, #Economic, #EconomicDevelopmentAdministration, #EDA, Michigan, #FoodInsecurity, #FoodWaste
- Permanent URL:
- https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:55669/
- Abstract:
- The aim of this project is to eliminate food waste by making excess food accessible for people in need. A food donor (e.g., a farm, a retailer, or a catering) donates some food to a food bank. Then, the food bank will quickly decide to send the food to distribution agencies or to composting facilities. For this decision making, the food bank should consider various factors such as environmental (e.g., harsh weather conditions), physical (e.g., personnel and mobility resources), social (e.g., recipients’ food restrictions due to various cultural and religious backgrounds), and economic (e.g., monetary budgets). We develop an analytical framework that can provide an applicable guideline for food banks to decide about the final destination of the donated food (with respect to the availability of the resources, as well as quality, volume and type of donated food). This can result in a significant cost-saving and improve the accessibility of people in need to excess food.
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- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 months ago
- License:
- Attribution
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