Food Waste Index 2024
Global · consumer-stage food wasteThe report covers household, foodservice and retail waste, including inedible parts. It provides context, not a 3DISH impact estimate or market size.
Read the primary sourceopens in a new tabTHE EVIDENCE OBSERVATORY
Care about the possibility. Question the assumptions.
A world of food abundance and unmet need makes better coordination worth investigating. It does not prove the 3DISH model or its impact.
The initial model coordinates extra production before food is made. Food-waste and hunger research describe broader issues. Extra production could increase waste if commitment or collection fails.
How food insecurity is measured
Global · measurement definitionsHunger and experienced food insecurity are different measures. Neither establishes that a local commercial network solves food insecurity.
Read the primary sourceopens in a new tabUAE Food Security Strategy 2051
UAE · policy contextFood-system resilience and responsible innovation offer a context for discussion. Policy relevance does not establish government endorsement or operating permission.
Read the primary sourceopens in a new tabDubai food-trader requirements
Dubai only · route-specific verification neededVerify the current producer, site, activity, dish and handoff requirements for the exact proposed setup. Do not extrapolate one emirate’s route to another.
Read the primary sourceopens in a new tabSaudi productive-family framework
Saudi Arabia · current local review requiredActivity, municipal and residential marketing or handoff conditions require separate verification. Registration alone must not be treated as permission for the full model.
Read the primary sourceopens in a new tabThe Sustainable Development Goals
Global · framework, not endorsementPotential pathways need causal tests and measured outcomes. No UN affiliation, certification or endorsement is established.
Read the primary sourceopens in a new tabContext sources reviewed for this website on 28 October 2026. Links do not establish approval of 3DISH. Requirements and publication updates need verification before operational decisions.
WHAT WE STILL NEED TO LEARN
A research agenda, not an impact counter.
Does voluntary extra production create net value?
Measure fully costed producer effort and the buyer’s relevant alternative.
Does it reduce avoidable waste?
Weigh failed and unclaimed production, ingredients, travel and packaging against a defensible counterfactual.
Will local demand repeat?
Follow self-funded cohorts, including unmatched needs and off-platform alternatives.
Can the exact legal and physical setup work?
Verify each producer-site-dish-handoff route; do not extrapolate household eligibility from kitchen results.
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