News
FAO event at FPPE: FOOD LOSS REDUCTION – PARTNERSHIP AND CAPACITY BUILDING
19/10/2014
In the framework of the
Ongoing online discussion forum on losses occurring along maize supply chains: levels, causes and solutions promoted
21/10/2014
NEW deadline, extended until end of January 2015!
Please Register in the CoP and Login to participate to the online di...
The Washington Post live event on Food Loss and Waste
15/12/2014
Allison Aubrey talks with Robert van Otterdijk from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Steven Waldmann of the Society of St. Andrew and Caroline Kronley of The Rockefeller Foundation a...
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Food Loss & Waste (FLW) Protocol, Pilot testing
15/12/2014
The Food Loss & Waste (FLW) Protocol is a multi-stakeholder effort lead by the World Resources Institute to develop the global accounting and reporting standard for food as well as associated ...
Small-scale Postharvest Handling Technologies Short Course/Study Tour
10/01/2015
The Small-scale Postharvest Handling Technologies Short Course/Study Tour was successfully held during 23-27 February 2015 in Arusha, Tanzania by the ...
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Events
15/10
2014
Exclusive Food Tank Webinar Series: Reducing Food Losses From Farm to Market
Virtual Event, 15/10/2014
This webinar will present current evidence of high levels of global postharvest food losses, identify the causes and sources of losses occurring between the farm and the market, and provide information on a wide range of options for using simple, cost eff
16/6
2015
19/6
2015
NO MORE FOOD TO WASTE – Global action to stop food losses and food waste
The Hague (Netherlands), 16/06/2015 - 19/06/2015
The Hague (Netherlands) - The Government of the Netherlands will host the Conference NO MORE FOOD TO WASTE - Global action to stop food losses and food waste from 16th to 19th of June at The World Forum in The Hague, The Netherlands. A High Level Segment
08/9
2015
10/9
2015
Post-Harvest Management (PHM) /Food Loss Reduction (FLR) Workshop
Hybrid Event, Jinja (Uganda), 08/09/2015 - 10/09/2015
Jinja, Uganda - The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC - Global Cooperation/Global Programme Food Security is organizing a workshop on Post-Harvest Management (PHM) /Food Loss Reduction (FLR). Parti
12/5
2015
SAVE FOOD meeting @ Nestlé
Vevey (Switzerland), 12/05/2015
Vevey, Switzerland - In occasion of the SAVE FOOD annual general meeting a “Private Sector Support for Food Loss and Waste Reduction Projects” event is going to take place. Mireille Totobesola-Barbier is presenting the UN Rome-based agencies joint project
11/1
2016
13/1
2016
Postharvest Education Foundation closing workshop 2015
Jimma (Ethiopia), 11/01/2016 - 13/01/2016
Jimma, Ethiopia - The Postharvest Education Foundation will be holding a workshop in Jimma, on the campus of Jimma University. Target audience of this event are practitioners who are interested in small-scale postharvest "best practices" and planning post
Projects
| Title | Reduction of post-harvest losses in horticultural chains in SAARC Countries (FAO) |
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| Project Code | none |
| Title | Food Loss Reduction through Improved Postharvest Handling and Value-addition of Key Fruits and Vegetables (FAO) |
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| Project Code | none |
| Donor | Germany |
| Title | Reduction of Post Harvest losses along the Food Chain in the CARICOM Sub-region (FAO) |
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| Project Code | none |
| Title | Mainstreaming food loss reduction initiatives for smallholders in food deficit areas (FAO-IFAD-WFP) |
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| Project Code | RBA/GLO/001/SWI |
| Donor | Switzerland |
| Title | Mainstreaming food loss reduction initiatives for smallholders in food deficit areas - Community of Practice (FAO-IFAD-WFP) |
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| Project Code | RBA/GLO/001/SWI |
| Donor | Switzerland |
Publications
Quinoa: Post-Harvest Operations
06/06/1997
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Wild) is grown in arid and semi-arid areas of the Andes, but it is very adaptable and can be grown at sea level. Its cultivation has spread to more than 70 countries. Quinoa has a protein of high biological value with a high lysine content. It is used both in the human diet and as animal feed. The ripe grain is also consumed, directly or in a processed state.
Appropriate food packaging solutions for developing countries - New edition
03/03/2014
The study was undertaken to serve as a basis for the international congress Save Food! taking place from 16 to 17 May 2011, at the international packaging industry fair Interpack2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. It brings to the attention of the international packaging industry the constraints faced by the small- and medium-scale food processing industries in developing countries to obtain access to adequate packaging materials which are economically feasible.
Food loss analysis: causes and solutions. Cassava supply chain in Guyana | factsheet
09/03/2018
Cassava is produced by smallholder farmers across varying soil types in all regions of Guyana. Post-harvest losses in cassava are mainly the result of physical damage that takes place during manual harvesting using a spading fork to loosen the soil, followed by lifting the roots from the soil.
Food loss analysis: causes and solutions. Case study on the cassava value chain in the Republic of Guyana
01/05/2018
An in-depth analysis of post-harvest handling practices of cassava producers, retailers (roadside and mobile market vendors, municipal markets, super-markets), wholesalers, exporters, processors for development of value-added products and consumers, to obtain a more complete understanding of the system-wide nature of quality deterioration and subsequent losses.
Empowering women in Afghanistan. Reducing gender gaps through Integrated Dairy Schemes
03/04/2015
This publication assesses the gender impacts of the Integrated Dairy Schemes (IDS) approach in Afghanistan and results from a field mission to Afghanistan, interviews with beneficiaries and key public and private stakeholders, combined with analysis of secondary data. Findings confirmed that the IDS approach has a sustainable positive impact on rural Afghan women and their families