International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) NENA workshop

Evento híbrido, 20/10/2024

To address this the Food and Agriculture Organization for the Near East and North Africa (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for Africa and West Asia (UNEP)and the League of Arab States (LAS) will jointly co-organize an awareness workshop in shed light on this year’s International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste ( IDAFLW).  

Conmemoración Día Internacional de Concienciación sobre Pérdida y Desperdicio de Alimentos

Evento virtual, 03/10/2024

Se estima que en América Latina se pierden un 11,6% de los alimentos (FAO, 2019). En tanto, en 2022, el desperdicio de alimentos que se produjo a nivel global en el ámbito del comercio minorista, los servicios de comidas o los hogares se calculó en un 19 % del total de alimentos a disposición de los consumidores (PNUMA, 2024).

IDAFLW 2024|Regional conference on prevention of food waste

Budapest (Hungary), Evento híbrido, 01/10/2024

The Government of Hungary, in collaboration with FAO, will organize the regional Conference on Prevention of Food Waste on 1 October 2024.  The event will bring together European Union (EU) Member States and non-EU countries from Europe and Central Asia to encourage the harmonization of country efforts for a cohesive intra-regional approach to reducing food waste.  By sharin...

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2024 | Save the Date

Evento virtual, 27/09/2024

The fifth observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will highlight the critical need for financing to bolster efforts to reduce food loss and waste, contribute to achieving climate goals and advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Mitigating Methane: Accelerating Just Climate Action Through Food Recovery and Redistribution

Evento virtual, 28/08/2024

The Global FoodBanking Network, in partnership with the Global Methane Hub, will share details about the new Food Recovery to Avoid Methane Emissions (FRAME) methodology alongside findings on emissions savings from the pilot implementation, which included six food banks in Mexico and Ecuador.

Strengthening Hermetic Storage Supply Chains Through Public-Private Partnerships: Reflections from Tanzania, Niger, and Nepal

Evento virtual, 27/08/2024

Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Prize

Evento virtual, 24/08/2024

Shell Foundation and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) aims to increase farmer incomes by reducing post-harvest losses in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. To accomplish this objective, it is necessary to implement scalable, cost-effective solutions that cater to the post-harvest requirements of smallholder farmers. These solutions should encourage sustainable agr...

15th meeting of the EU Platform on Food losses and Food Waste

's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands), Evento híbrido, 19/06/2024

The EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste (FLW) was established in 2016, and bringing together EU institutions, experts from the EU countries, international organisations and relevant stakeholders selected through an open call for applications. The Platform aims to support all actors in: defining measures needed to prevent food waste; sharing best practice; and evaluating progress...

Tokyo International University students met FAO officers and were introduced to the transformation of agri-food systems

Evento virtual, 31/05/2024

Rosa Rolle, Senior Enterprise Development Officer (FAO/ESN) delivered a presentation on Food Loss and Waste to students at the Tokyo International University. Following the presentation, the Director of the FAO Liaison office in Japan, Eriko Hibi, managed discussions including group works. 

2024 Food loss and waste masterclass: the basics

Evento virtual, 09/05/2024

The “2024 Food loss and waste masterclass series: the basics“ involves a number of virtual events targeted to youth that have an interest in reducing food loss and waste towards achieving agrifood system transformation and enhancing the  sustainability of food supplies. The May 2024 session will cover FLW basic principles, but targeting those in European, African, North American and Car...

Introduction to the FAO Food Loss Application (FLAPP)

Evento virtual, 25/04/2024

A live introduction of the FAO Food Loss Application (FLAPP). By providing accessible information on food loss through video advisories, the FLAPP empowers farmers, companies, producer associations, and cooperatives to make informed decisions and apply evidence-based solutions. Join us to learn how the FLAPP can empower you to make informed decisions and reduce food losses.

International Year of Millet: closing event

Evento híbrido, 29/03/2024

Through the Year’s observance, the unique nutritional qualities and agronomic traits of millets were demonstrated, thereby raising awareness and directing critically needed policy attention to their suitability for sustainable crop production systems, especially with minimal inputs and under adverse and changing climatic conditions. Additionally, key business opportunities were validated for di...

UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024 - Launch Event

Evento virtual, 27/03/2024

To mark the second annual International Day of Zero Waste, UNEP will launch its Food Waste Index Report 2024 on 27 March 2024. The report provides the latest global ...

Strengthening climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation through food loss and waste reduction

Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Evento híbrido, 03/12/2023

This COP-28 side-event will discuss how FLW reduction can contribute to GHG emissions reduction and scaled-up climate adaptation efforts, the priority interventions by different stakeholders, and concrete recommendations to achieve FLW reduction and climate benefits within a sustainable agrifood systems context.

Clase magistral 2023 | Pérdida y desperdicio de alimentos: conceptos básicos.

Evento virtual, 29/11/2023

Objetivo/Resumen:

Este seminario web interactivo será el primero de una serie de seminarios web sobre el tema de la pérdida y el desperdicio de alimentos. En él se presentará el tema y se debatirá sobre la pérdida y el desperdicio de alimentos en el contexto de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), sus repercusiones económicas, sociales y medioambientales, y se mostrarán ejempl...

Día Mundial de la alimentación 2023 | El agua es vida. El agua nutre. No dejar a nadie atrás.

Evento híbrido, 16/10/2023

El agua es esencial para la vida en la Tierra. Cubre la mayor parte de la superficie del planeta, constituye más del 50 % de nuestros cuerpos, produce nuestros alimentos y sustenta los medios de vida.  

Pero este recurso preciado no es infinito y debemos dejar de darlo por sentado. Los alimentos que comemos y su forma de producción afectan al agua. 

Juntos pode...

ADMI - Institute for the prevention of postharvest loss | IDAFLW Newsletter

Evento virtual, 29/09/2023

Please join us in calling to action both the public (national or local authorities) and the private sector (businesses and individuals) to prioritize actions and move ahead with innovation to reduce food loss and waste towards restoring and building back better and resilient-ready, food systems. 

IDAFLW event at the University of Nairobi

Nairobi (Kenya), Evento híbrido, 29/09/2023

A campaign for IDAFLW launched at University of Nairobi. TV/Radio talk shows were organzied to promote the IDAFLW. It is physical at University of Nairobi featuring various activities including presentations, panel discussions, plays/song/poem and a cooking demonstration - reuse of food. The panel discussion is livestreamed. 

"Keep It Fresh!" NYSP2I Student Packaging Research Symposium

Binghamton (United States), 29/09/2023

“‘Keep It Fresh!’ challenges students to reduce spoilage by rethinking how food is packaged”

This summer, students from [UNI NAME] and three other universities across the Empire State will lead research to answer this question as part of a new program launched by the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I). The results of their work will be presented at a research sympos...

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste | Register and Agenda

Evento híbrido, 29/09/2023

Take action to reduce food loss and waste toward transforming agrifood systems!

The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will make a clear call to action for public and private entities to take action to reduce food loss and waste toward transforming agrifood systems to contribute to the achievement of the 2030 agenda. Get involved!