África del Norte y Cercano Oriente

2017: The main objective of TCP/SNO/3501 “Capacity Building for Food Loss Reduction in the Near East” was to implement a training and awareness-raising program to strengthen national capacity of local leaders of producer associations, food industry managers and extension personnel on good practice in food handling and improved value chain management. The participating countries are Egypt, Iran, Jordan and Lebanon whom all share the same common issues of concern for food security; food loss and waste (FLW) reduction; poverty alleviation; health and safety of the population and preservation of the natural environment. [read more]

2017: Bajo el patrocinio de S. E. el ministro de Agricultura, Ghazi Zeaiter, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y el Ministerio de Agricultura del Líbano celebraron un taller nacional de dos días sobre la reducción de las pérdidas de alimentos el 24 y 25 de abril en el Lancaster Tamar Hotel de Beirut. En las presentaciones del taller participaron consultores técnicos nacionales de la Universidad Libanesa, coordinadores de proyectos del Ministerio de Agricultura y expertos de la FAO. [Para saber más]

2016: 1-3 de noviembre, Khartoum, Sudan.
El Sudán es uno de los países seleccionados de la Iniciativa regional sobre el refuerzo de la resistencia para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición (RI-FSN), una de cuyas cinco áreas seleccionadas promueve el desarrollo de sistemas alimentarios sostenibles y eficientes con especial atención a la reducción de las pérdidas y el desperdicio de alimentos. [Para saber más]

2016: 9 - 13 de mayo, Rome, Italy.
Las pérdidas y el desperdicio de alimentos se dan en el ámbito nacional. Los gobiernos del Cercano Oriente y África del Norte han llevado a cabo una labor concertada para reconocer la cuestión de las pérdidas y el desperdicio de alimentos, concienciar sobre su prevención y reducción y se han comprometido en actuar estratégicamente. [Para saber más]

2016: 20 January, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
National workshop on Food Loss and Waste within the context of Food Security organized in Saudi Arabia on 20 January 2016 under the patronage of H.E the Minister of Agriculture [read more]

2015: FAO Regional Office for the Near East in collaboration with the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is organizing a Regional Multi-Stakeholder workshop on Food Security and Nutrition, in Amman, Jordan from the 28-30th April, 2015. On the agenda is the critical issue of FL&W in the Near East and North Africa, and the emerging and planned actions among the region’s countries. A side event will see the launch and of a Regional Food Losses and Waste Network to promote knowledge, information, and experience exchange on FL&W reduction in the region. [read more]

2014: Launch of a FAO Technical Cooperation Project “Capacity Building for Food Loss Reduction in the Middle East” [read more]

2014: the World Food Day 2014 celebrations in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Water of the United Arab Emirates [read more]

2014: (Rome, Italy) FAO 2014 Regional Conference discussed the paper on Reducing Food Losses and Waste in the Near East & North Africa Region.

2013: Regional Multi-stakeholder Workshop on Food Security and Nutrition. During the last two FAO conferences for the Near East (NERC 30 and NERC 31), the conferences agreed on the importance of organizing regional multi-stakeholder workshops on food security and nutrition to prepare input for the subsequent CFS Plenary Sessions organized in Rome each year. [read more]

2012: Due to several limitations the Near East and North Africa Region does not produce enough food and, at the same time, it loses and wastes significant amounts of food throughout the supply chain, from initial production down to final household consumption. This results in high and growing dependence on food imports, and a major food insecurity problem. [read more]

2012: Food losses and waste reduction has become a priority area for FAO Regional Near East Office as it has been requested in the 31st FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC)