Farmers have a variety of strategies at their disposal to mitigate food waste at various stages of the food cycle, including production, storage, transportation, and utilisation for feeding animals and staff. These strategies include:
- Purchasing only the necessary amount of food products to prevent excess, especially for animal feed.
- Identifying and reducing the acquisition or production of items that frequently go unused or are left over.
- Ensuring proper care and management of crops to prevent unharvested or poorly harvested produce.
- Investing in advanced technologies that improve crop management and growth.
- Recycling food waste wherever feasible.
- Incorporating composting into waste management practices.
- Offering surplus produce at a discounted rate in bulk, rather than discarding it.
- Donating excess goods to charitable organisations, such as food banks or homeless shelters, to ensure they are utilised instead of wasted.
