FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD WASTE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

At the beginning of 2020 the whole world has been infected by COVID-19 virus An immediate negative consequence, besides population health, has been the high impact over all the industrial sectors, from primary (agriculture) to secondary level (food manufacturing) involving also food sector Food consumption out-of-home in some country is almost over, while the at-home one reached high peaks like never before This pandemic so far caused worldwide more than 1 9 million confirmed cases and over 130,000 deaths, and its socioeconomics side effects involve social distancing, self-isolation and travel restrictions To this extend, entire countries are facing lockdowns, thousands of jobs have been lost and several industries at any level as well as schools, hotels, canteens and restaurants, have been closed This paper, focusing on previous and actual food consumption behaviors, analyzes similarities and differences pre and during pandemic Subsequently, the authors will try to understand how Covid-19 will influence food waste concern, considering positive and negative scenarios