Tackling the scourge of food loss and waste represents a triple win opportunity for the climate, for food security, as well as for the sustainability of our agrifood systems.

Reducing food loss and waste represents a “triple-win” opportunity—for the climate, for food security and for the sustainability of our food systems. It must be a priority in these times of rising food insecurity, malnutrition and hunger across the globe.

For many of us on the planet tod...

Food loss and waste (FLW) is a global burden with a negative impact on the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. The loss and waste of food suitable for human consumption hampers food security and nutrition and hinders the realization of the human right to ...

FAO online webinar to promote awareness of the various tools and methodologies.

Rome/Labuan Bajo, Indonesia - The challenges undermining global food security call for a complex approach embracing investment, policy reforms and better use of resources, QU Dongy...

The commitment and support of G20 member countries to reduce FLW is highly required in efforts to achieve the SDGs goals. The availability and reliability of data is considered as the main key in measuring and formulating each country's strategy to reduce FLW. 

Join us for an overview presentation on the "Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste (TPFLW) tools, methodologies, and resources to support work and efforts to measure and reduce food loss and waste".

More than 50 government ministers from African member countries are taking part in the hybrid conference.

The FAO 37th Regional  Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean ended on Friday in Quito, Ecuador, after five days of discussions. Participants included the President of Ecuador, Guillermo Laso, the Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, the Vice President of Ecuador, Alfredo Borrero...

FAO is deeply concerned about the food security situation in Ukraine.

The war that began on 24 February 2022 has caused extensive damage and loss of life in key population centres, spread across rural areas, and sparked massive displacement. It is clear that the war has resulted in a ma...

A webinar co-organized by IFPRI, Embassy of Denmark, World Resource Institute, Champions 12.3; and with the collaboration of the World Food Forum

The military invasion in Ukraine has caused fresh risks to global food security in a context of already sharp increases in food prices. Short...

36th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for the Near East

The Ministerial Session of the 36th Regional Conference for the Near East (#NERC36) is open to all FAO members in the Near East and North Africa region, representatives of the United Nations Bodies and specialized agencies an...

Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021- Side Event (20 January 2022 / 10:00 hours CET)

Fruits and vegetables are important constituents of healthy diets. High levels of losses and waste in fruits and vegetables, however, represent a considerable waste of the beneficial nutrients th...

Convened by the UN Secretary-General, over 160 Member States, representatives of partners and stakeholder groups, came together at the Food Systems Summit on 23-24 September 2021 where they articulated hundreds of individual and collective solutions and commitments to transform food systems to...

For many around the world, the Holidays, and particularly Christmas, represent a period of celebration that brings family and friends together. Customs, habits and behaviours transmitted from past times are still alive. In the past, preparing a variety of foods w...

On the occasion of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV) proclaimed by the UN General Assembly, the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA), in collaboration with Italmercati, organised the webinar “Fruits and vegetables for human development: let’s take action!”.

This ev...

Support Members, upon their request, in the implementation of the Voluntary Code of Conduct for Food Loss and Waste Reduction

Organized shortly after the United Nations Food Systems Summit, CFS 49 will focus on the 2021 State of Food Security and Nutrition report, uptake of the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition, CFS Mutli-Year Programme of Work and other ongoing CFS workstreams and priorities.

Our Actions are our Future!

The food you choose and the way you consume it affect our health and that of our planet. It has an impact on the way agri-food systems work. So you need to be part of the change.