Mithun Raj
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Mithun Raj has a total of 1 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Shekar Babu
Vishwa Vidyapeetham University Bengaluru India
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- Open Access
- 16 August 2021
- Published by IEOM Society International
- Vol. 11 (8)
Food Wastage in Households and Theories Underlying the Behaviour
Food Waste Index 2021 report reveals that people wasted 931 million tonnes of food material in the year 2019, out of which 61 % is contributed by households, 26 % by food services, and 13 % by retail; Indian households waste50 kilograms of food annually per individual. The large quantities of food waste created by the worldwide food system is a critical issue that is getting major focus owing to its environmental and socio- economic impacts. Internationally, since visibility regarding sustainability, food wastage and impoverishment is on the high, the requirement to understand the behaviour patterns behind reducing food wastage and food insecurity is the need of the hour. In this paper, the authors make an attempt to list and analyse the theories behind the food wastage behaviour in households and to assist future research identify the antecedents of food wastage behaviour. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate a theoretical foundation for household food waste. The paper focuses on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) majorly to explain constructs of behaviour. Keywords Theory of Planned Behaviour, Household Food waste behaviour, Theory of Reasoned Action, Theory of ERB
- 16 August 2021
- Published by IEOM Society International
- Vol. 11 (8)
Open AccessFood Wastage in Households and Theories Underlying the Behaviour
Food Waste Index 2021 report reveals that people wasted 931 million tonnes of food material in the year 2019, out of which 61 % is contributed by households, 26 % by food services, and 13 % by retail; Indian households waste50 kilograms of food annually per individual. The large quantities of food waste created by the worldwide food system is a critical issue that is getting major focus owing to its environmental and socio- economic impacts. Internationally, since visibility regarding sustainability, food wastage and impoverishment is on the high, the requirement to understand the behaviour patterns behind reducing food wastage and food insecurity is the need of the hour. In this paper, the authors make an attempt to list and analyse the theories behind the food wastage behaviour in households and to assist future research identify the antecedents of food wastage behaviour. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate a theoretical foundation for household food waste. The paper focuses on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) majorly to explain constructs of behaviour. Keywords Theory of Planned Behaviour, Household Food waste behaviour, Theory of Reasoned Action, Theory of ERB