Argentina

A national policy on food losses and food waste coordinated by the Ministry of Agroindustry in Argentina, was launched in 2015.

China

In 2014, the Chinese government has taken several steps towards the reduction of food loss and waste. The Central Committee and State Council issued a joint circular on “Practicing strict economy and fighting against waste (in Chinese)”. The State Administration of Grain, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued a notice on “Saving food and reducing food losses among foodstuffs and oil-processing industries (Chinese).

Turkey

In January 2013 the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock together with relevant stakeholders along the supply chains launched the Campaign for Preventing Bread Waste.

In May 2020, the SAVE YOUR FOOD Campaign was launched in Turkey, in July 2020 the Government released the National Strategy and Action Plan on the Prevention and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste, which was developed in collaboration by FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey. It takes into consideration reviews and recommendations of over 100 related stakeholders, ranging from private sector to NGOs and academia to interest groups.

South Africa

From 2 to 5 June 2015 South Africa hosted a multi-stakeholder consultation workshop to gather information for a National Food Waste Prevention and Reduction Programme that will include pilot actions in Johannesburg and Tshwane.

Spain

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment of Spain is leading the multi-actor “More Food, Less Waste” Strategy. The dedicated website offers key information and guidance to raise awareness and improve capacity to prevent and reduce food waste in households, education centres and retail: “Practical guide to reduce food waste in the retail sector. Good use of food” (“Guía práctica para reducir el desperdicio alimentario en el comercio minorista. Buen Aprovecho”) (2015) ; “Practical guide to reduce food waste at education centres. Good use of food” (“Guía práctica para reducir el desperdicio alimentario en los centros educativos. Buen Aprovecho”) (2014) ; “Practical guide for the consumer: How to reduce food waste. Good use of food” (“Guía práctica para el consumidor: Cómo reducir el desperdicio alimentario. Buen Aprovecho”) (2014). Studies on the quantification of food waste in Spain are also available.

United States of America

In September 2015 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a national goal to reduce food waste by 50% by the year 2030.

As part of the Winning on Reducing Food Waste Initiative, EPA, USDA, and FDA issued its FY2019-2020 Federal Interagency Strategy in April 2019, which identifies six priority areas on which the agencies will focus their efforts to reduce food loss and waste in the U.S. In May 2020, the Federal Interagency Strategy was updated by listing contributing efforts for each of the strategy’s six priority action areas:

1. Priority Area 1: Enhance Interagency Coordination
2. Priority Area 2: Increase Consumer Education and Outreach Efforts
3. Priority Area 3: Improve Coordination and Guidance on Food Loss and Waste Measurement
4. Priority Area 4: Clarify and Communicate Information on Food Safety, Food Date Labels, and Food Donations
5. Priority Area 5: Collaborate with Private Industry to Reduce Food Loss and Waste Across the Supply Chain
6. Priority Area 6: Encourage Food Waste Reduction by Federal Agencies in their Respective Facilities

The agencies also launched partnerships with organizations at the forefront of food loss and waste reduction efforts. In April 2019, the agencies signed an agreement with ReFED, a network of the nation’s leading business, nonprofit, foundation, and government leaders committed to reducing U.S. food waste.

In October 2019, another partnership with the Food Waste Reduction Alliance, formalized collaboration on education and outreach efforts with three major sectors of the supply chain: food manufacturing, retail, and restaurant and food service.

Urban Food Policy Pact

On 15 October 2015, 116 cities across the world signed the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact. The Pact was presented to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on October 16, World Food Day. It aims to support policy coherence and was launched together with its Action Plan and Selected Good Practices.