Ethiopia
News
.tmb-th600x400.png?Culture=en&sfvrsn=1433d7f2_12 "IDFLW_Banner_640x360_EN (2)")
Tackling food loss and waste from the farm to the table and beyond | IDAFLW Press release
27/09/2024
Launch of the Ethiopian post-harvest management strategy
14/04/2024
As part of the Swiss-funded project titled "Reducing Food Losses through Improved Post-Harvest Management (PHM) in Ethiopia", FAO supported a post-harvest loss (PHL) assessment study. The study was conducted in four grain crops. Food losses in the country, altough different in terms o...
Transforming agrifood systems requires changing policies, mindsets, and business models
18/01/2023
Articles
COVID-19 and food security | Increased food losses in Africa (Expert view)
01/07/2020
In the current health and economic crisis triggered by COVID-19, regional markets in Africa have actually suffered very little from shortages.
Events
27/ 9
2024
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2024 | Save the Date
Virtual Event, 27/09/2024
The fifth observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will highlight the critical need for financing to bolster efforts to reduce food loss and waste, contribute to achieving climate goals and advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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
| Title | Increasing Agricultural Productivity Through Enhanced Post-harvest Management Capacity |
|---|---|
| Project Code | GCP /ETH/110/ROK |
| Donor | Republic of Korea |
| SDG(S) |
| Title | Reducing Food Losses through improved Post harvest Management practices in Ethiopia- Phase II |
|---|---|
| Project Code | GCP /ETH/099/SWI |
| Donor | Switzerland |
| SDG(S) |
Publications
Get Involved - International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, 29 September 2024
12/07/2024
The fifth observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will highlight the critical need for financing to bolster efforts to reduce food loss and waste, contribute toachieving climate goals and advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024
28/06/2024
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024 is the only UN official report that monitors global progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Using the latest available data and estimates, the report provides a comprehensive assessment of the 2030 Agenda. It aims to serve as a foundational resource with the latest data and evidence for developing recommendations and solutions to advance progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Reality of Food Losses. A New Measurement Methodology
01/12/2017
Despite the presumed importance of food loss, figures regarding food loss remain highly inconsistent, precise causes of food loss remain undetected, and success stories of decreasing food loss remain few. We improve over this measurement gap on food losses by developing and testing the methodology traditionally used with three new methodologies that aim to reduce the measurement error and that allow us to assess the magnitude of food loss.
Multimedia
Investing in food loss and waste prevention and reduction| IDAFLW 2024
29/09/2024
The fifth observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste highlighted the critical need for financing to bolster efforts to reduce food loss and waste, for achieving climate goals and advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The world produces enough food to feed everyone, and yet millions suffer from hunger and malnutrition.
FAO Food policy series: food loss and waste
30/06/2016
This video forms part of a series of policy and governance videos being produced by FAO in 2016.
Food is never waste coalition
23/09/2021
In New York, during the UN Food Systems Summit all commitments to action were disclosed, and the "Food is Never Waste Coalition" was launched. This video describes the rationale and aims of the coalition.
How to tackle food loss and waste
14/10/2019
Although there may be an economic loss, food diverted to other economic uses, like animal feed, is not considered as food loss or waste, nor are the inedible parts of food products.