Challenges&limitations and Future possibilities
“Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food.”
————— FAO
The main challenges and limitations
The primary limitation of this reuse measure lies in the constrained and unevenly distributed nature of its benefits, which are often fragmented rather than broadly and evenly diffused. Reuse pathways may only perform relatively well under specific contexts, such as for specific materials or in specific locations, but they do not necessarily yield broad and sustained changes at the entire food system level.
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Focus on the Future
From a future perspective, for reuse measures to gain greater significance, they must be more deeply integrated into the food system itself, and participate in food processing, production and even distribution links. For example, certain by-products can be incorporated into the design at the production chain stage, rather than being disposed of as "waste" after generation. A more desirable and promising future vision is that the entire food system can recognize waste as a valuable resource and implement corresponding measures toward this goal.
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