Noticias
UN Food Systems Summit concluded in New York
23/09/2021
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu made the pledge at the closing segment of the UN Food Systems Summit, "Carrying forward the vision and momentum for 2030," where he delivered the Summit's closing statement. The landmark event adopted, for the first time, a comprehensive approach towards agri-foo...
2021 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste global virtual event
22/09/2021
Food loss reduction innovations showcased at Expo Dubai 2020
21/09/2021
The World Food Day 2021 was the first International Day to be celebrated on 16 October at Expo Dubai, which runs from 1 October to 31 March 2022. The UN Secretary General disseminated a message thorugh social media "the way we produce, consume and waste our food is a heavy toll in our pla...
29 September 2021: International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Registration open!
12/09/2021
On 29 September 2021, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will be observed for the second time.
Reducing food loss and waste is of significant importance as it contributes to the realization of broader improvements to agri-food s...
3rd All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition
11/09/2021
13-16 SEPTEMBER 2021 / A VIRTUAL EVENT HOSTED BY THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION dedicated to Postharvest Loss Reduction for Sustainable Food Systems
The 3rd AAPHCE is a follow up to the 2nd AAPHCE and 1st AAPHCE which were held in 2019 and 2017 respectively. The AUC has now instituti...
Voluntary Code of Conduct for Food Loss and Waste Reduction
28/06/2021
FAO has developed the Voluntary Code of Conduct for Food Loss and Waste Reduction (CoC) following the request of the 26th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG). The CoC was developed through an inclusive process under the overall direction and guidance of the COAG Bureau. In...
Cumbre Mundial sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios: propuestas transformadoras
24/05/2021
National law adopted in China to prevent food waste
12/05/2021
Intensive short course on post-harvest food loss and waste reduction
08/05/2021
On the 3rd to 5th May 2021 the University of Nairobi Postharvest Research team, drawn from the Departments of Plant Science and Crop Protection and Food Science Nutrition and Technology hosted a three-day intensive short course: Postharvest food loss and waste reduction: towards sustainable fo...
Nueva guía de la EFSA dirigida a proveedores de alimentos en la UE
22/04/2021
Italy to set the stage for 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
14/04/2021
The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced today that the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit will be in Rome, Italy in July 2021.
Under the leadership of UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi, the Pre-Summit ev...
17% of total food available to consumers in 2019 was wasted
25/03/2021
Nairobi/Paris, 4 March 2021 – An estimated 931 million tonnes of food, or 17% of total food available to consumers in 2019, went into the waste bins of households, retailers, restaurants and other food services, according to new UN research conducted to support global efforts to halve food was...
Strengthening the science-policy interface: Food value chain consultations
23/03/2021
The One Planet network is holding consultations to collectively define a common agenda for action building on the findings of the joint task group of the International Resource Panel and the One Planet network Report: “Catalysing science-based policy action on sustainable consumption and p...
Red de estudiantes indios y europeos participantes en proyectos de la iniciativa DO GOOD: SAVE FOOD!
23/02/2021
Eumind (Europa se encuentra con la India) es una red de escuelas destinada a facilitar el aprendizaje a través de las fronteras. Crea y supervisa proyectos de intercambio virtual en los que estudiantes indios y europeos trabajan juntos sobre cuestiones de la vida real, como la sostenibilidad, los derechos humanos y las artes y la cultura. Entre otros proyectos llevados a cabo por estudiantes sobre diversos temas, inspirados en el material educativo de la iniciativa DO GOOD: SAVE FOOD! de la FAO, se puso en marcha un nuevo proyecto sobre “el ahorro de alimentos” siguiendo el conjunto de instrumentos de DO GOOD: SAVE FOOD! elaborado por la FAO y la Coalición Internacional contra el Desperdicio de Alimentos
Impulsar la reducción de la pérdida y el desperdicio de alimentos a través de la innovación
02/02/2021
2021 es el Año Internacional de las Frutas y Verduras (AIFV)
01/02/2021
La Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas designó el año 2021 como el Año Internacional de las Frutas y Verduras (AIFV). La FAO es el organismo encargado de celebrar el año en colaboración con otras organizaciones y órganos competentes del sistema de las Naciones Unidas.
Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
03/01/2021
How to reduce food loss and waste, FAO and ECLAC policy brief
El Director General de la FAO a presentado el Año Internacional de las Frutas y Verduras (2021) de las Naciones Unidas
16/12/2020
‘Use by’ or ‘best before’?
02/12/2020
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) launched a new tool to help food business operators decide when to apply the ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ date to their products.
EFSA has developed a tool to help food business operators decide when to apply the ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ dat...
TPFLW in Director-General report on FAO's work and engagement in the past 16 months
02/12/2020
In his address to the 165th Session of the FAO Council today, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, made a comprehensive report on the UN agency's work and engagement in the past 16 months, updating the Council on important activi...