Food Loss and Waste in Fish Value Chains

Resources

An overview of global food losses, including main causes and preventative measures, is provided.
The report assesses the state of packaging and packaging technologies in developing countries, with the challenge of global food losses and potential for agri-food systems as the backdrop, and seeks to identify packaging solutions.
These guidelines provide advice on developing, organizing and implementing credible aquaculture certification schemes which are viewed as potential tools for minimizing negative impacts and increasing societal benefits and confidence of aquaculture production and marketing.
This document focuses on why consumers waste food, how much, and what can be done to reduce this waste. This is useful for those involved in communicating strategy and policy to prevent consumer waste.
FAO’s strategy for promoting action on food losses reduction, including an example for general food storage policy guidance or relevance to artisanal fish product storage.