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Food Loss And Food Waste Reduction And Recovery Initiative of the Faculty of Agriculture University of Mauritius
27/03/2018
The Faculty of Agriculture (FoA) of the University of Mauritius is leading the “Food Loss and Waste Reduction and Recovery” Initiative (hereafter referred to as FLoWeR Initiative) scheduled over one year (February 2018 to March 2019) with the aim of creating national awareness on food...
SAVE the DATE - Official launch of the Food Loss Analysis e-learning course
19/04/2018
Follow the event live on Tuesday 26th June, 2018, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm (GMT +1), on www.fao.org/webcast.
FAO workshop on SDG indicator 12.3.1
20/04/2018
As custodian agency of 21 indicators, FAO has developed a methodology and guiding tools for each indicator which provide countries with step-by-step guidance on the entire reporting process, including data collection, assessment and computation of the results. Indicator 12.3.1 is in the proces...
Training of Trainers on FAO Food Loss Analysis methodology
31/05/2018
FAO is organizing a series of Training of Trainers (TOT) to enhance the knowledge and skills of professionals and institutions, through collaboration with institutions, to implement the FAO Food Loss Analysis methodol...
Launch of the E-learning course on Food Loss Analysis
26/06/2018
In FAO HQ (Rome, Italy) an official event has presented to the public the newly published E-learning course on Food Loss Analysis, an output of the joint UN Rome-based agencies (RBA) project on "Mainstreaming food loss reducti...
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09/12
2016
FAO Electronic consultation on the Gender and Food Loss and Waste Nexus
Hybrid Event, 09/12/2016
Invitation and Call for documents Background Since 2011, FAO, in close collaboration with partners from the public and private sectors and civil society, has participated in the Global Save Food Initiative to understand and contribute to reducing glo
06/4
2017
08/4
2017
IV International Conference on Postharvest and Quality Management of Horticultural Products of Interest for Tropical Regions
Hybrid Event, 06/04/2017 - 08/04/2017
Kandy, Sri Lanka - This conference is organized by The Agriculture Education Unit (AEU) of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya under the aegis of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). The organizing committee is pleased
01/2
2017
10/4
2017
Online course: Mastering the production, processing and market realities in fresh produce chains
Hybrid Event, 01/02/2017 - 10/04/2017
Agribusiness Academy offers our first programme in Hortipreneurship, developed to teach learners how to master the fresh produce chain. This 12 week course is taught by experts from across the globe, curated to help current and future entrepreneurs withi
17/2
2017
ALL-AFRICA POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGIES & INNOVATIONS CHALLENGE
Hybrid Event, 17/02/2017
The Organizers of the 1st All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition, comprising of Global stakeholders in the Postharvest sector and other partners, are announcing the All Africa Postharvest Technologies and Innovations Challenge, 2017. The aim of th
11/9
2017
22/9
2017
Lost harvest and wasted food
Hybrid Event, 11/09/2017 - 22/09/2017
This course organized by the Centre for Development Innovation of Wageningen University and Research will look at ways to minimise losses, reduce food waste and explore alternative uses. Ultimately, reduction of losses contributes to food security. Durin
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In-farm comparison trial conducted by HELVETAS-GPLP in partnership with IITA Tanzania (Article)
01/01/2018
This article explains: moisture of maize grains increased during 30-week storage in hermetic conditions; sitophilus zeamais was more predominant than Tribolium castaneum in stored maize; hermetic storage containers controlled grain damage as good as insecticide; kernel breakage before storage may accelerate insect damage during storage; no risk of low germination...
In-farm comparison trial conducted by HELVETAS-GPLP in partnership with IITA Tanzania
01/01/2017
The effectiveness of different storage technologies for maize under conditions of smallholder farmers were tested in Dodoma and Manyara regions of central Tanzania. Seven storage methods including the use of different hermetic storage containers (metal silos and plastic barrels with and without fumigation with phostoxin, PICS bags) and non-hermetic polypropylene...
A Review of Methods for Estimating Grain Post-Harvest Losses
01/01/2015
This present report is a review of relevant literature, which includes publications manuals, methodologies and guidelines on estimating post-harvest losses of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), as well as publications by other institutions, international organizations and relevant country experiences on estimating post-harvest losses.
Announcing YieldWise: How the World Can Cut Food Waste and Loss by Half
01/01/2016
Over the last three years, we have explored interventions as part of our ongoing work to strengthen African farmers like Sella. We learned that there are many existing solutions—yet these solutions were not reaching smallholder farmers. We are dedicated to re-aligning actors and interventions, such as expanding proven technologies that...
Food loss in Sweden National follow-up methods for increased knowledge about losses and resources in food production
01/02/2021
The report presents follow-up methods on a national level, focusing primarily on food losses, but may also include food waste, in the early stages of the food chain. The methods will be used to gain increased knowledge so that stakeholders throughout the entire food chain can contribute to measures and...