SAVE FOOD Newsletter
September 2015
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The congress will be held in Rome, Italy on 4–7 October. Participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, technologies and policies for addressing post-harvest loss issues, and to consider needs and plans for future actions. Join a community of practitioners, professionals and stakeholders in thought-provoking discussions on how to continue and scale-up important efforts to reduce post-harvest losses worldwide. Advance registration is required by September 5. Read more...
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NewsIn the context of Expo Milano 2015, the European Commission is pleased to invite you to an international conference on “Fight Food Waste, Feed the Planet”. The conference will take place on 15 October 2015 at the Expo Conference Centre in Milan, Italy. “Fight Food Waste, Feed the Planet” aims to contribute to the setting of European Union and global directions on food waste prevention, focusing on the importance of effective linkages and cooperation from farm to fork. The deadline for registration is 21 September 2015. Read more...
This regional dialogue for Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on 23–24 September in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It will involve representatives of national authorities with links to initiatives and working groups on food loss and waste, members of national committees on food security and hunger eradication, technicians, researchers, civil society, academics and food industry and other actors involved in the food system. Discussions will focus on ways of reducing food losses and waste at the national and regional levels. Read more...
From 1 to 30 October 2015, FAO will host an e-conference organized by the Livestock Production Systems Branch of the Animal Production and Health Division. The e-conference will seek guidance on: i) the aims, scope and boundaries of a framework for using food loss, food waste and non-food parts as livestock feed; b) implementation of the framework; and c) stakeholders’ roles in implementation – academics, the feed and food industries, civil society, policy-makers, extension workers and farmers. Read more...
This seminar, on 16 September at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, aims to contribute to the reduction of food loss and waste and to enhance food security in developing, emerging and industrialized countries by stimulating dialogue and sharing experiences among public authorities, food business operators and individual consumers. Read more...
The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) invites students from all over the world to submit their packaging projects to the WPO WorldStar Student Award to compete in the new Save Food Student Packaging Award. The aim is to encourage students to develop new solutions for packaging that helps prevent food waste. The deadline for submissions is 6 November 2015. Read more...
UK Parliament
On behalf of 16 European national governments, the European Union Select Committee of the United Kingdom Government’s upper house (the House of Lords) issued the first ever “Green Card”, calling on the European Commission to take action to combat food waste. Read more...
International conference of Agricultural Economists
During the workshop, held in Milan, Italy on 8 August, participants stressed the need for clear definitions of food loss and waste to ensure accurate quantification and interpretation. When measuring impacts, it is important to differentiate between: i) avoidable waste for which there is an economically efficient solution; and ii) avoidable waste for which there is no economically efficient solution, such as picking the last grain from the field. Read more...
European Commission
A new study on Lost water and nitrogen resources due to EU consumer food waste is based on data from six European Union Member States with very different consumer patterns resulting from differing lifestyles and purchasing power: Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Read more...
BBC
In France, plans to introduce a law that bans supermarkets from destroying unsold food and obliges them to give it to charity is irritating retailers, who say that they already make a big effort to fight waste. Read more...
ScienceDaily
Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that the type of food wasted has a significant influence on the environmental impact of the waste. Although, on average, less meat is wasted than fruits and vegetables, the researchers found that significantly more energy is used in the production of meat compared with the production of vegetables. Read more...
Consorzio Imballaggi Alluminio
An interesting initiative for reducing food waste in Italy offers diners an opportunity to package their leftovers and take them home. The campaign was launched following establishment of the Carta per una Rete di Enti Territoriali a Spreco Zero [Charter for a Network of Zero Waste Local Authorities], which the Municipality of Monza subscribed to last year. Local authorities adhering to the charter are introducing Tenga il Resto and other initiatives for limiting the waste of resources and energy. Read more...
Partners' actionsAFAAS is organizing a side-event on post-harvest management of grains during the AFAAS Second Africa Wide Agricultural Extension Week 2015, 12–16 October, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Global Programme Food Security (GPFS) of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has embarked on an umbrella programme on post-harvest management in sub-Saharan Africa (PHM-SSA), which pursues the goal of increasing the food security of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa through reduced post-harvest losses at the farm and community levels.
Fondazione Banco Alimentare OnlusA conference on "Food waste: from words to action" will take place Tuesday, October 6 at Expo Milano 2015. On this occasion will be presented the second report entitled "Food Surplus Management Against Food Waste. The collect surplus food. From words to deeds" promoted by Fondazione Banco Alimentare Onlus.
FoodSharingSign up now for WuppDays 2015, 20 September to 15 October. The main objective is to develop a worldwide and free open-source platform in multiple languages that will give wings to the international food-sharing movement.
Forrest InnovationsForrest Innovations is planning to hold two workshops in the next months. The theme of the first workshop is "Promoting sustainable food consumption in the age of plenty" and will be held on 17 September, while the second workshop on 14 October is intended to have activities for children and participants from the industry.
OzHarvestOzHarvest is thrilled to be the official charity partner for The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Month presented by Citi for the sixth year running, and in celebration of this will be offering foodies the chance to be a part of some special events that are guaranteed to feed their bellies and their soul!
Wageningen URWageningen University in the Netherlands is holding a course on “Lost Harvest and Wasted Food” on 14–15 September. Participants will analyse the crop supply chain and design sustainable alternatives, with special attention to harvest practices, storage, spoilage and food waste management.
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Publications  Next events
14–25 September
Wageningen, the Netherlands Reducing food losses and waste to enhance food security and nutrition seminar16 September
Rome, FAO HQ, Italy First regional dialogue on food losses and waste23–24 September,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic E-conference: ‘Utilization of Food Loss and Waste as well as Non-Food Parts as Livestock Feed’1–30 October
First International Congress on Post-harvest Loss Prevention4–7 October
Rome, Italy AFAAS Second Africa Wide Agricultural Extension Week 2015
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