Activity 4.1.3

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• that decrease in the quantity and quality of agricultural, forestry and fishing production destined for consumption that ultimately are not consumed. Food losses occur throughout the entire supply chain, from harvesting and planting to storage and processing or transportation (FAO, 2017).
• all those ready-to-eat and safe-to-eat foods that are discarded or neglected at the consumer level – regardless of the cause (HLPE, 2014).
• a reduction at any level of the food production and consumption chain, in mass or quantity, of the food intended for consumption (FAO, 2017).