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News
“The Transformation We Need” | 4th global conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme
27/04/2023
Make your Christmas commitment to keep food waste out of landfills!
14/12/2022
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...
Articles
The role of smart packaging system in food supply chain
13/02/2020
Food supply chain is a rapidly growing integrated sector and covers all the aspects from farm to fork, including manufacturing, packaging, distribution, storing, as well as further processing or cooking for consumption. Along this chain, smart packaging could impact the quality, safety, and sustainability of food.
Food security and disruptions of the global food supply chains during COVID-19: building smarter food supply chains for post COVID-19 era
01/12/2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of the complex global food supply chains (GFSCs) which has drastically affected the essential flow of food from the farms and producers to the final consumers. The COVID-19 outbreak has served as a great lesson for the food businesses and companies...
Events
8/ 5
2024
2024 Food loss and waste masterclass: the basics
Virtual Event, 08/05/2024
The “2024 Food loss and waste masterclass series: the basics“ involves a number of virtual events targeted to youth that have an interest in reducing food loss and waste towards achieving agrifood system transformation and enhancing the sustainability of food supplies. The April 2024 session will cover FLW basic principles, but targeting those in European, African, North American and C...
29/ 9
2023
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste | Webcast and Agenda
Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 29/09/2023
Take action to reduce food loss and waste toward transforming agrifood systems!
The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will make a clear call to action for public and private entities to take action to reduce food loss and waste toward transforming agrifood systems to contribute to the achievement of the 2030 agenda. Get involved!
29/ 11
2023
Masterclass 2023 | Food loss and waste: the basics.
Virtual Event, 29/11/2023
This interactive webinar will be the first of a series of webinars on the subject of food loss and waste (FLW). It will introduce and discuss the basics of food loss and waste.
Projects
Publications
Food Waste Knowledge Sharing Series 2023: Learning Report
31/12/2023
The 2023 Knowledge Sharing Series consisted of six online sessions, each focused on a concern related to the Coalition of Action’s key projects. Topics included measurement methodologies, ways to drive internal engagement, the greenhouse gas impacts of FLW, and fighting hunger through food donation, among other technical discussions.
Addressing Food Loss and Waste: A Global Problem with Local Solutions
08/09/2020
The report focuses on the role that food loss and waste (FLW) could play in reducing the environmental footprint of food systems while attempting to meet the caloric and nutrient needs of a population expected to increase by 3 billion people in the next 30 years. The performance of the global food system over the last century has been extraordinary.
The future of food and agriculture – Drivers and triggers for transformation
04/03/2023
This report aims at inspiring strategic thinking and actions to transform agrifood systems towards a sustainable, resilient and inclusive future.
Multimedia
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste - UN Secretary General message | 29 September 2020
29/09/2020
António Guterres, UN Secretary-General on the occasion of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (29 September 2020)
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.
Food loss and waste are among the main causes of climate change
29/09/2022
Every year, around 14 percent of the world’s food is lost after harvest and in the distribution chain prior to retail, and an additional 17 percent of food available to consumers is wasted. Food loss and waste account for 8 to 10 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon dioxide i...