Discarding food appropriate for human consumption is a waste of resources that negatively impacts the climate and the environment. Yet, there is a set of proven solutions that could help tackle food waste – provided that all actors in the food supply chain are ready to get involved and that the public embraces responsible purchasing and consumption habits.

This message dominated a free-flowing discussion on 18 July about the challenges of promoting the reduction of food waste in the Russian Federation, spearheaded by a keynote presentation from Katerina Antanevich, an expert with the FAO Liaison Office in Moscow.

The round-table discussion was organized by the newly created Smena Food Waste project and held at the Danilovsky Market in Moscow.