FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

Virtual Seminar "International Day for the Reduction of Food Loss and Waste"

27/09/2022

On September 29, 2022, the Virtual Seminar "International Day for the Reduction of Food Loss and Waste" will be held at 10 AM Mexico-Colombia (GMT-5), 12 PM Chile-Argentina (GMT-3) and will be broadcasted through the FAO Americas website.

The third celebration of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will make a call to take action for both the public and private sectors to strengthen the efforts to reduce loss and waste of food and aims to guarantee food safety for all.

Mr. Mario Lubetkin, FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, and authorities from national and local governments will deliver speeches.

The meeting seeks to analyze the current situation and provide recommendations to respond to the main challenges regarding food loss and waste in the region. 

The virtual seminar will have Spanish-English interpretation.

WHAT 

Virtual Seminar "International Day for the Reduction of Food Loss and Waste"

WHEN 

September 29, 2022 - 10 AM Mexico-Colombia (GMT-5) 12 PM Chile-Argentina (GMT-3)

WHO 

- FAO Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mr. Mario Lubetkin

- Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Republic of Argentina, Mr. José Bahillo (TBC) 

- Regional Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front Against Hunger of Latin America and the Caribbean, Mr. Jairo Flores

- Mayor of Canelones, Uruguay, and President of the Network of Intermediate Cities and Agrifood Systems, Mr. Yamandú Orsí

- Coordinator of the No Waste Platform of the Inter-American Development Bank, also co-organizers of this event, Mr. Germán Sturzenegger

- Representative of the Global Network of Food Banks, Ms. Ana Catalina Suárez

- General Manager of Corabastos, President of FLAMA, Mr. Francisco Javier Salcedo

- Director of the Latin American Alliance of Food and Beverages Industry Associations, Mr. Camilo Montes

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