News
Highlighting health and nutritional benefits through sustainable production and consumption of fruits and vegetables
07/07/2020
The Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are pleased to invite you to “On the road to the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021: Highlighti...
Mitigating risks to food systems during COVID-19: Reducing food loss and waste
15/07/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, generating significant challenges that...
SAVE THE DATE Virtual closing event of the United Nations Rome-Based Agencies joint project: “Mainstreaming food loss reduction initiatives for smallholders in food deficit areas”
06/09/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) take pleasure in inviting you to attend a virtual closing event of the UN Rome-Based Agencies joint project “Ma...
Japan collects and shares good practices to accelerate actions for food loss and waste reduction
10/09/2020
A variety of new businesses are...
Articles
Events
20/9
2018
WEBINAR : Promoting partnerships and synergies for food loss and waste reduction
Hybrid Event, 20/09/2018
The 10YFP is a global commitment that was adopted at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012, in response to the need to accelerate the shift towards sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in both developed and deve
08/10
2018
Job opportunity: Nutrition And Food Systems Officer (Food Losses And Waste) at FAO
Hybrid Event, 08/10/2018
FAO's Nutrition and Food Systems Division assists Member Countries to improve diets and raise levels of nutrition and provides support with appropriate policies, strategies and methodologies for improving the efficiency and inclusiveness of their food and
02/10
2018
04/10
2018
3rd PACA Partnership Platform Meeting
Hybrid Event, 02/10/2018 - 04/10/2018
Dakar, Senegal / “Scaling-out Country-led Approaches for Sustainable Aflatoxin Mitigation in Africa” Background Aflatoxins are toxic and carcinogenic substances produced by certain fungi which commonly contaminate a wide range of staple food and cash cr
21/1
2019
25/1
2019
Food loss and waste reduction and management - Advanced course
Hybrid Event, 21/01/2019 - 25/01/2019
The Food loss and waste reduction and management advanced course follows a comprehensive approach, highlighting the importance of food loss and waste in current food systems, identifying main actors and critical points along the food supply chain and revi
18/10
2018
Webinar: The food waste atlas & WBCSD/Fresh food loss and waste value calculator
Hybrid Event, 18/10/2018
On 25 October at the Champions 12.3 event the Food Reform for Health and Sustainability (FReSH) project announced the creation of the Food Loss and Waste Value Calculator that allows to instantly estimate the value of food loss and waste in terms of the n
Projects
Publications
In search of economically significant food losses: Evidence from Tunisia and Egypt
01/01/2021
Large estimates of food losses among farms and intermediaries publicized recently by several international organizations invite the question: Why do economic decision makers live with such losses? The intuitive, economic response would be that the marginal benefits of loss reduction do not exceed the marginal costs. This paper analyzes the...
Appropriate Seed and Grain Storage Systems for Small-scale Farmers
01/01/2014
The southern Africa region is vulnerable to a diverse array of hazards, largely linked to environmental causes (such as drought, cyclones and floods); human, animal and plant dis- eases and pests; economic shocks; and in some areas socio-political unrest and insecurity, among others. The region’s risk profile is evolving,...
Climate-Resilient Post-Harvest and Agribusiness Support Project
01/01/2019
The goal of this project is to alleviate poverty, increase the incomes of smallholders and rural labourers – including women, youth and vulnerable groups – and contribute to overall economic development in Rwanda. The project will demonstrate pro-poor and climate-resilient approaches to post-harvest activities undertaken amidst increasing climatic uncertainty.
Policy measures for micro, small and medium food processing enterprises in the Asian region
01/01/2014
The importance of micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in contributing to food security and nutrition and to the well-being of Asian economies cannot be overstated. Formal and informal SMEs together account for 60 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and for more than 90 percent of employment in both...
MISSING FOOD: the Case of Postharvest Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa
01/01/2011
Low-income, food-deficit countries have become especially concerned about the global and national food situation over the past three years. While the proximate cause of this heightened concern was the surge in food prices that began in 2006 and peaked in mid-2008, concerns remain for other reasons, among them the higher...