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COVID-19 Series / Tips for the Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables to Reduce Food Waste and Improve Shelf-Life
06/04/2020
Fruits and vegetables (F&V) are rich in vitamins, minerals and fibre, and are important constituents of ...
COVID-19 Series / Identifying and addressing the threats against food recovery and redistribution
14/04/2020
Many communities and vulnerable individuals rely on foodbanks and other food recovery and redistribution charities to ensure they have access to enough food to build resilience in their communities, reduce food insecurity and contribute to healthier diets.
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste – 29 September 2020
02/05/2020
On 19 December, 2019, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) designated 29 September as the
FAO North America webinar: Reducing Food Loss and Waste during COVID-19 and Beyond
06/07/2020
On July 2nd a FAO Insights Webinar on Reducing Food Loss and Waste during COVID-19 and Beyond was held.
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Events
28/5
2018
01/6
2018
Atelier régional de formation de formateurs organisé au Cameroun sur la méthodologie FAO d’analyse des pertes alimentaires
Hybrid Event, 28/05/2018 - 01/06/2018
Douala - Cameroun / La Division Nutrition et Systèmes Alimentaires (ESN) organise, en collaboration avec l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Agro-Industrielles (ENSAI), N’Gaoundéré, en tant que Prestataire de Service, l’atelier cité en objet prévu
17/9
2018
28/9
2018
WUR course: lost harvest and wasted food
Hybrid Event, 17/09/2018 - 28/09/2018
This international course, organized by the Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation, looks at ways to minimise losses, reduce food waste and explore alternative uses. Ultimately, reduction of losses contributes to food security. During the course pa
05/2
2019
07/2
2019
Good Food for People and the Planet, Working together towards 2030
Hybrid Event, 05/02/2019 - 07/02/2019
Wyndham San Jose Herradura Hotel & Convention Center | San Jose, Costa Rica 2nd Global Conference of the One Planet (10YFP) Sustainable Food Systems Programme The Sustainable Food Systems Programme of the UN One Planet network (10YFP) is a multi-sta
10/10
2018
11/10
2018
PIXERA Global Engagement Forum 2018
Hybrid Event, 10/10/2018 - 11/10/2018
PYXERA Global will convene an invite-only forum focusing on four specific solvable problems. Leaders and experts from across sectors will come together for two days of intensive collaboration to move the Global Goals from aspiration to achievement. The F
01/4
2019
05/4
2019
First Latin America and Caribbean Food Loss and Waste Reduction Congress
Hybrid Event, 01/04/2019 - 05/04/2019
The First Latin America and Caribbean Food Loss and Waste Reduction Congress promises to be a defining moment for discussion of the future on how to decisively reduce food losses and waste. The Organizing Committee sends a warm invitation to scientists, t
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Publications
P4P Training Manual for Improving Grain Postharvest Handling and Storage
01/01/2012
The materials in this manual serve as a basic tool for different levels of PHHS trainers working in different contexts and with different end users, with the objective of improving the quality of grain being offered for sale to WFP and other buyers. The manual includes detailed reference materials and...
The High-Level Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on Food Losses and Food Waste in Asia and the Pacific Region
01/01/2014
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2011, launched the Save Food Initiative, which is a global initiative on food loss and waste reduction. Under the banner of this initiative, the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP), in December 2012, established collaboration with...
Reducing food loss and waste: Five challenges for policy and research
01/01/2021
Despite broad agreement in policy circles on the need to reduce food loss and waste (FLW), considerable gaps in information still exist. This paper identifies policy-relevant information gaps, summarizes recent research that tries to fill these gaps and identifies five challenges for researchers, policymakers and practitioners in reducing FLW. The...
The SAVE FOOD Initiative field studies in Kenya
01/01/2014
During the recent decades numerous studies have been undertaken to assess the quantities of food losses and food waste in many countries of the world. Most of these studies were conducted at national level, and based on literature review, statistical data, and stakeholder interviews. The research revealed the knowledge gap:...
Quantity and quality food losses across the value Chain: A Comparative analysis
01/01/2021
The essential first steps of addressing the problem of food loss are measuring the loss, identifying where in the food system it occurs, and developing effective policies to mitigate it along the value chain. Food loss has been defined in many ways, and disagreement remains over proper terminology and methodology...