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- Perda e desperdício de alimentos ao longo da cadeia alimentar - trabalho de revisãoPublication . Eirinha, Ana Catarina da Silva; Leite, João CostaIntroduction: Food loss concerns a certain part of the food that is produced for human consumption but for the most different reasons ends up leaving the supply chain. Food waste, however, refers only to the part of the food loss that is still suitable for consumption but ends up being eliminated by human action or omission. The present literature review aims to address the problem of food loss and waste in an integrated and systemic way, identifying the challenges of the various sectors of the food chain and possible opportunities to improve their efficiency. Results: Food waste is, undoubtedly, a complex issue at global to local scale related to the malfunctioning of the food system. Across the food supply chain, food and nutrients are lost due too many causes either controllable or uncontrollable by different actors. Most are related to inefficient interlinkages between food system actors and the particularities of the food system. In particular, clear differences are observed among high and low economic developed regions. Conclusion: Food waste involves a complex set of issues of concern which present huge challenges for the 2030 agenda. A multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral effort is necessary to mitigate food waste. All sectors can benefit from looking at the interdependencies throughout the food system to address the functioning of the food supply chain more effectively while investing in more sustainable partnerships. Moreover, more research is needed in this area focused on the standardization of definitions related to food loss and waste, the creation of standardized quantification methods but also impact assessment across food supply chains.