A Study of Food Waste from Consumers’ Perception, Attitude and Behavior in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Yi-Khim Tan, 陳怡欽
• Other Authors: Ching-Cheng Chang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2nz5xt

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 農業經濟學研究所 === 106 === In Taiwan''s traditional cultural practices, the virtues of cherishing food are not wasted, but with the development of social economy, convenience of life and food safety have become the priority considerations in the people''s eating habits. The traditional virtue of "salvation" seems to be gradually ignored. However, under the trend of the times and the needs of "sustainable development" and "food security", the issue of "reducing food loss and waste" has been paid attention to by countries all over the world. The United Nations'' Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Agenda clearly sets out the clear goal of halving food losses and waste by 2030. Under the active promotion of relevant international organizations such as FAO and APEC, countries have launched relevant plans to achieve the common goal of reducing food loss and waste. This study organizes the general situation of countries to promote the issue of reducing food loss and waste, focusing on the consumer side, and exploring the various promotion programs of public and private sectors from the study of consumer perceptions, attitudes and behaviors, including through government departments. The budget is expanded year by year to promote and organize cooperation between governments at all levels and private enterprises to promote communication activities that encourage consumers to change their awareness and actions, such as the “3010 Movement” in the food and beverage industry, the “transactional practice change” in the food industry, and “effectiveness”. Proposals such as the reform of the period, the "review of logistics practices", the "improvement of demand forecasting technology", the "innovation of food packaging materials" and the "reduction of loss-reducing recipes" have effectively gained recognition and support from the public, making food waste reduction a kind of All national movements benefiting from all parties. The survey of this study shows that the Taiwanese people have a high degree of recognition and willingness to implement the issue of food loss and waste. However, due to the lack of sufficient relevant information in daily life, the degree of actual action is not considered in the context of food safety and convenience. high. However, due to the influence of traditional virtues, if communication can be used to eliminate people''s doubts about food safety, the willingness to participate in the proposal to reduce the cost of daily life is quite high. Such as moderate ordering, packaging food validity period labeling, willing to give priority to restaurants or retail supermarkets with food certification, willing to pack the leftovers. The conclusion of this study is that Taiwan can refer to the experience of various countries to clarify the law to obtain the source of the law, through the study of consumer perceptions and attitudes and living habits, combined with the public and private sectors to promote various related activities, targeting consumers and Enterprises, instigating the changes in consciousness, action and business habits, let the issue of reducing food waste and waste go deep into the daily life of the people and become the national movement to achieve the common goal set by the international community.