Food waste is a major issue with significant economic, environmental, and social impacts. To address this critical issue, researchers in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) have explored ways to manage surplus food waste throughout its lifecycle - from agricultural production to post-harvest handling and storage, processing, distribution, and consumption. This paper presents a research survey that investigates the effectiveness of existing approaches in food waste management. The objectives of the survey are fourfold: 1) to identify methods in food waste management; 2) to determine their area of focus; 3) to analyze the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) techniques they apply; and 4) to assess the food waste lifecycle they target. Additionally, the authors analyze whether these applications provide an open access API for data analysis as well as measures for user adoption, awareness and knowledge needs, engagement and attitude towards behavior change. They also assess whether these applications focus on preventing rather than just managing food waste by using persuasive techniques to motivate users. The study identifies various promotional applications such as Leloca, Cheetah, Breading etc., that focus on reducing food wastage at different stages of its lifecycle. In conclusion, this research highlights both pros and cons with respect to applications in food waste management. It is essential to continue exploring innovative solutions that can help address this critical issue.
- Food waste has significant economic, environmental, and social impacts
- Researchers in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) have explored ways to manage surplus food waste throughout its lifecycle
- A research survey investigates the effectiveness of existing approaches in food waste management with four objectives:
- Identify methods in food waste management
- Determine their area of focus
- Analyze the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) techniques they apply
- Assess the food waste lifecycle they target
- The study analyzes whether these applications provide an open access API for data analysis as well as measures for user adoption, awareness and knowledge needs, engagement and attitude towards behavior change.
- The study assesses whether these applications focus on preventing rather than just managing food waste by using persuasive techniques to motivate users.
- Various promotional applications such as Leloca, Cheetah, Breading etc., that focus on reducing food wastage at different stages of its lifecycle are identified.
- Pros and cons with respect to applications in food waste management are highlighted.
- It is essential to continue exploring innovative solutions that can help address this critical issue.
1. Food waste is a big problem that affects the economy, environment, and society.
2. Some smart people have been trying to find ways to manage food waste better.
3. They did a survey to see how well different methods work and what they focus on.
4. They looked at whether these methods use technology and target specific stages of food waste.
5. They also checked if these methods are easy for people to use and encourage them not to waste food.
Definitions- Food waste: when we throw away good food instead of eating it
- Economic impacts: how much money is lost or gained because of something
- Environmental impacts: how something affects nature and the world around us
- Social impacts: how something affects people's lives and communities
- Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): when people design technology that works well with humans
- Lifecycle: all the stages that something goes through from beginning to end
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT): using computers, phones, and other devices to share information
- API: a way for different computer programs to talk to each other
- User adoption: how many people start using something new
- Persuasive techniques: ways of convincing someone to do something they might not want to do
- Promotional applications: apps or websites that try to get people interested in something
- Pros and cons: the good things and bad things about something
Food Waste: An Overview of Existing Solutions
Food waste is a major global issue with significant economic, environmental, and social impacts. To address this critical issue, researchers in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) have explored ways to manage surplus food waste throughout its lifecycle - from agricultural production to post-harvest handling and storage, processing, distribution, and consumption.
This article will discuss the findings of a research survey that investigated the effectiveness of existing approaches in food waste management. The objectives of the survey were fourfold: 1) to identify methods in food waste management; 2) to determine their area of focus; 3) to analyze the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) techniques they apply; and 4) to assess the food waste lifecycle they target. Additionally, the authors analyzed whether these applications provide an open access API for data analysis as well as measures for user adoption, awareness and knowledge needs, engagement and attitude towards behavior change. They also assessed whether these applications focus on preventing rather than just managing food waste by using persuasive techniques to motivate users.
The Survey Results
The study identified various promotional applications such as Leloca, Cheetah, Breading etc., that focus on reducing food wastage at different stages of its lifecycle. These applications use ICT techniques such as mobile apps or websites for tracking user’s activities related to food wastage prevention or reduction efforts. Furthermore, some applications provide an open access API for data analysis which can be used by other stakeholders such as governments or non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Moreover, most applications measure user adoption rate through surveys or interviews while few measure user awareness level through questionnaires or polls. Finally some applications also employ persuasive techniques such as gamification elements or rewards systems in order to motivate users towards behavior change when it comes to reducing their own personal contribution towards food wastage generation.
Conclusion
In conclusion this research highlights both pros and cons with respect to existing solutions in addressing the problem of global food wastage crisis. It is essential that we continue exploring innovative solutions that can help address this critical issue while taking into account all aspects from economic feasibility up until user engagement levels so that maximum impact can be achieved with minimum resources invested into it .
