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The Consumption And Sales Pattern Of Ugly Apples In South Korea, Hyun Jong Lee
The Consumption And Sales Pattern Of Ugly Apples In South Korea, Hyun Jong Lee
Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics
Approximately half of all wasted food is fruits and vegetables. One major cause of food waste is abnormal aesthetics; even if it is just as delicious as its normal counterpart. Food with a non-standard appearance (hereafter called ugly food) can be expelled by the markets. To reduce such waste, ugly food campaigns, which were developed in Europe and spread throughout the world, advocate for the consumption of ugly food. To study the problem of ugly food waste, this thesis examines ugly apples, since apples are the most common, representative, and readily accessible fruit. The objective of this thesis is to …