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Food waste in lower-middle income households: a qualitative analysis od anteced...
ARAUJO, G. P. deEsta dissertação doutoral, com base em dados empíricos coletados com 50 mães distribuídas no Brasil (n = 30) e nos EUA (n = 20), tem como objetivo fornecer uma melhor compreensão do desperdício de alimento no contexto da baixa renda. a tese é composta por três artigos, que combinados, cumprem os objetivos de identificar os antecedentes do desperdício de alimento e delinear uma tipologia dos desperdiçadores de a...
Food losses and waste: how Brazil is facing this global challenge?
HENZ, G. P.; ARAUJO, G. P. deBy 2017, Brazil seems to have finally awakened to the problem of food loss and waste. In this article, we resume the topic started in the article ?Postharvest losses of perishables in Brazil: what do we know so far?? published earlier this year, but now with an emphasis on food losses and waste (FLW). We divided this article into four sections: (a) search for scientific publications on postharvest losses (PHL) ...
Food waste paradox: antecedents of food disposal in low income households.
ARAUJO, G. P. de; PARENTE, J.; WANSINK, B.This article aims to identify antecedents of food waste among lower-middle class families ? a paradox, given the financial constraints this population faces. The importance of this research is evident in escalating environmental pressures for better use of our planet?s scarce resources. Given that most of the world is low-income, any behavioral change in this population is likely to have a considerable impact. ...
Household food waste behavior: avenues for future research.
ARAUJO, G. P. deDrawing from previous studies, this review proposes a research agenda in regard to household food waste, a neglected topic within the field of consumer behavior. This phenomenon has remarkable social and environmental relevance when one considers that it occurs at the end of the food chain, and thus, wastage at this stage implies losses of resources required for food production. This study aims to provide a fra...
Wasted positive intentions: the role of affection and abundance on household fo...
ARAUJO, G. P. de; WANSINK, B.; PARENTE, J.This qualitative study, grounded theory oriented, identifies familial affection and preference for abundance as major drivers of wasted food in lower-middle income American families. These positive intentions provide an improved understanding of household food waste, a problem with high environmental impact and moral implications. Based on empirical data collected with twenty caregivers via in-depth interviews,...