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News
G20: FAO says global threats to agrifood systems need complex approach
10/07/2022
Rome/Labuan Bajo, Indonesia - The challenges undermining global food security call for a complex approach embracing investment, policy reforms and better use of resources, QU Dongy...
G20 Indonesia 2022 - Gap Analysis on Food Loss and Waste Indices workshop
21/06/2022
Global launch of SOFA 2019 "Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction"
10/10/2019
The State of Food and Agriculture 2019 (SOFA) launched at a press conference with the Director-General and Maximo Torero (ADG-ES), on Monday, 14 October at 12:00 in the Sheikh Zayed Centre is about Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction. It provides in...
Articles
Food waste-reducing platforms: unpacking the barriers and strategies to their implementation in Brazil
09/03/2024
Food waste is a global concern that urges the development of multiple strategies to be tackled. Food waste-reducing platforms (FWRP) have emerged as a technological solution in different countries, connecting different parties along the food supply chains to reduce waste by redistributing surplus...
Blockchain startup ucrop.it raises $3.1M pre-series A to help farmers prove sustainable practices
20/07/2022
Farming is undergoing a major transformation worldwide, with growing consideration and adoption of more sustainable practices that support climate change mitigation and adaptation. Ucrop.it’s platform tracks farmers’ adoption of more sustainable farming techniques and connects them to downstre...
Events
22/6
2023
Knowledge sharing, learning and technical exchange on food loss and waste reduction webinar focus on Latin America
Virtual Event, 22/06/2023
SAVE the DATE! The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will host an online knowledge-sharing webinar to promote awareness of tools and methodologies in the framework of the Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste (TPFLW) for South America.
Registration link soon available!
21/7
2014
23/7
2014
Regional Workshop on Food and Nutrition Security
Windhoek (Namibia), 21/07/2014 - 23/07/2014
The Food and Nutrition Security Workshop is a collaborative consultative event enabled by the
13/10
2022
Zero Waste press conference to present data from an international study of food waste
Hybrid Event, 13/10/2022
The Waste Watcher observatory presents the results from a recent study on food waste in 9 countries of the world: Italy, Spain, France, Germany, United Kingdom, USA, South-Africa, Brasil, Japan.
Live streamed at :
Projects
| Title | Ceasa Food Bank - Good Food |
|---|---|
| SDG(S) |
| Title | LEG - Rede brasileira de bancos de alimentos |
|---|---|
| Project Code | none |
| SDG(S) |
Publications
Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean. How to reduce food loss and waste
07/07/2020
The ongoing pandemic has threatened the food and nutritional security of millions of Latin Americans and Caribbean people. These interruptions in the links of the value chain of the agri-food system have resulted in greater food loss and waste. We are not yet in a position to say when the rate of contagion will decrease, or when we will return to normal. Such uncertainty makes it imperative to analyze how food losses and waste affect food systems, how how this can be prevented.
Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2022
04/10/2022
Seven years into the 2030 Agenda, there is an urgent need to understand where the world stands in eliminating hunger and food insecurity, as well as in ensuring sustainable agriculture. FAO's new report, “Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators”, offers analysis and trends on indicators across eight SDGs (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14 and 15), highlighting areas of progress and areas where further effort is needed.
Ginger | Post-harvest operations
22/04/2004
Ginger is the underground root of a perennial plant, which is used as a spice, a preserve and has medicinal properties. The crop requires moist tropical conditions; the largest producers are China, India, Indonesia and Nepal. The rhizome is dug up when the 1 m tall leaves and stems of the plant wither. The product is used fresh, dried or preserved in syrup.
Multimedia
Eight actions we can all take to save water
22/03/2023
Reduce your food waste. It takes a lot of water to produce food and to get it from the field to our plate. Lost and wasted food also means wasted water. Water is vital to us all, so everyone needs to act. Every drop counts and your actions, big or small, can make a difference.
How to tackle food loss and waste
14/10/2019
Every year, around one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. Food loss and waste has all kinds of consequences for economies, food security and the environment. A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, explains where exactly these losses are occurring along the food chain, from farm to fork, and how countries are stepping up to tackle the problem.