Data and research to improve the U.S. food availability system and estimates of food loss : : a workshop summary / / Nancy J. Kirkendall, rapporteur ; Committee on National Statistics ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Food and Nutrition Board ; Institute of Medicine ; National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

• Author: Data and Research to Improve the U.S. Food Availability System and Estimates of Food Loss (Workshop) Washington, D.C.),
• VerfasserIn: Kirkendall, Nancy J.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Kirkendall, Nancy J.,; Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board,; National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics,
• Place / Publishing House: Washington, District of Columbia : : National Academies Press,, [2015]
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 pages) :; illustrations (chiefly color), charts (some color)

"The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Economic Research Service's (ERS) Food Availability Data System includes three distinct but related data series on food and nutrient availability for consumption. The data serve as popular proxies for actual consumption at t...

Table of Contents

• The Food Availability System and Food Loss Estimates: Current Methods, Data, and Uses
• Historical and Current Uses of the Data for Economic Modeling and Reporting of Statistical Trends
• Alternative Approaches for Estimating Food Availability: International and Domestic
• Alternative Approaches for Estimating Food Loss: International and Domestic
• Wrap-Up
• Bibliography 127-140 Appendix A: Glossary and Acronyms 141-149 Appendix B: Agenda 150-154 Appendix C: Workshop Participants 155-157 Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Speakers and Steering Committee Members 158-162 Committee on National Statistics
• Food and Nutrition Board.