SAFE-Q: Safeguarding Food and Environment in Qatar

Dr Emel Aktas

25Aug2015PresentedatEcofoodsupplychains:Exploringindustrialecosystemstominimizefoodwasteandmaximizesocialbenefits,FundaçãoGetúlioVargas,SãoPaulo-SP,Brazil,24-26Aug2015

Agenda

§ Background on Qatar and food security § Aim and objectives§ Methodology§ Preliminary findings of the workshops

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Qatar: location

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Qatar: country info

§ Area: 11,586 sq km§ Climate: arid

§ Mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers§ Population (2011): 2,123,160

§ Doha (capital) 567,000§ GDP (2013 est.): GBP 122 billion§ Human Development Index: 0.851 (very high)

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Source:CIATheWorldFactbook andUNHumanDevelopmentReport2014,dateretrieved:16Sep14

Food in Qatar

§ Imports > 90% of food consumed in Qatar§ Hot temperature pressurises distribution

operations§ Delays in port result in waste§ Consumption result in waste§ Environmental implications of waste

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Qatar’s food profile

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What is food security?

Food security exists “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life”.

World Food Summit, 1996

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Pillars of food security

§ Food availability: sufficient quantities of food available on a consistent basis

§ Food access: having sufficient resources to obtain appropriate foods for a nutritious diet

§ Food use: appropriate use based on knowledge of basic nutrition and care, as well as adequate water and sanitation

§ Stability of the above

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Food security and SAFE-Q

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Scope

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Production

Processing

Transport

Consumption

Wastage

Wasteatthisstageisgeneratedbydifferentcausesincludingbutnotlimitedtopurchasers’qualitystandards,weatherconditions,storageissues,etc.Similarconsiderationsapplyforprocessingwherethenatureofthetransformationprocess,qualityassuranceandotherfactorsmayaffectwastagegeneration.However,thispartofthesupplychainisnotaddressedintheproject.

Consumers’purchasehabits,availablestoragefacilityandoriginalqualityofthepurchasedfoodlargelyaffectthequantityofgeneratedwaste.

Thecoldchain,transportconditions,qualitydegradationoftheproductduringtransportduetotheelapsedtimeandtransportconditionsinfluencethewastegenerationinthisstage.

Mostofthefoodwasteisgeneratedduringsomestoragephaseintheprocess.Interruptioninthecoldchainarenotoriouscasesofwastage,butpoorhandlingofthegoodsalsosubstantiallycontributetowastagegeneration.

Distribution

Storage

Aim

§ To develop a decision support system that provides strategic input on management of food supply chains to examine implications of specific food security policies

§ Objectives § To create a typology of the causes of food waste

occurring in distribution § To identify changing trends in consumption of food and

resulting waste § To develop a holistic understanding of the food waste

generated in the supply and the demand sides § To make suggestions for reducing, and eliminating where

possible, the food waste

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High level methodology

Structuring the problem of food waste in the food

supply chains in Qatar

Developing simulations of food waste for

purposeful policy implementation

Assessing risks and identifying

actions which are likely to improve the food waste situation

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STAGE1 STAGE2 STAGE3

Stages and aimsAim # Title 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

1PROBLEM STRUCTURING of the food waste on the SUPPLY side

2PROBLEM STRUCTURING of the food waste on the DEMAND side

3INTEGRATION of food waste causes in the supply and the demand sides

4VALIDATION of causal models of food waste with stakeholders

5SIMULATION model of the generation of food waste in distribution and consumption

6VISUALIZATION of simulation model outputs

7RISK ASSESSMENT model building

8DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM combining causal models, simulation results and risk assessments

9 Dissemination and outreach activities A10 Dissemination and outreach activities B11 Dissemination and outreach activities C12 Dissemination and outreach activities D13 Dissemination and outreach activities E14 Dissemination and outreach activities F15 Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement A16 Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement B17 Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement C18 Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement D19 Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement E20 Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement F

STAGE 1STAGE 2STAGE 3

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Method for the workshopsElicitation > Prioritisation > Categorisation > Interrelationships§ How can food production and supply be sustained in Qatar whilst

reducing food waste?§ What changes in food consumption behaviour might lead to a reduction

in food waste?

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Preliminary findings

§ Similar factors in supply and demand sides§ Arab culture§ Life style§ Education§ Legislation§ Package size§ Menu planning§ Handlers

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Research Team

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CranfieldUniversityLeadPI

Dr EmelAktas

GeorgetownUniversityCo-LeadPI

Dr Zeynep Topaloglu

Dr Zahir Irani

BrunelUniversityLondonCo-PI

Dr AmirSharif

BrunelUniversityLondonCo-PI

Dr Samsul Huda

UniversityofWesternSydney

Co-PI

Tamaravan’t Wout

GeorgetownUniversityResearchAssistant

Thank you

Questions / Comments?

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Emel.Aktas@cranfield.ac.uk

@emelaktas

http://uk.linkedin.com/in/emelaktas/

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