Saint Lucia
News
FAO at COP28 | Agrifood system solutions are climate solutions
23/11/2023
Knowledge sharing, learning and technical exchange on food loss and waste reduction webinar focus on the Caribbean region
10/11/2022
Leveraging science and innovation for food loss and waste reduction
26/10/2022
Articles
Events
29/ 9
2022
3rd International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Virtual Event, 29/09/2022
On 29 September 2022, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will be observed for the third time.
Projects
| Title | Reduction of Post Harvest losses along the Food Chain in the CARICOM Sub-region (FAO) |
|---|---|
| Project Code | none |
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Publications
Good packaging practices for micro, small and medium-sized food processing enterprises in the Caribbean Community and Common Market
29/05/2024
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) continue to serve as a major source of employment and income generation in the agriculture and tourism sectors in countries of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM). Most MSMEs are small businesses run by families or by a few individuals. While this helps to keep labour and overhead costs to a minimum, it creates a suboptimum economy of scale.
Coconut | Post-harvest operations
14/10/1999
Coconut, the fruit from the coconut palm tree is widely grown throughout the tropics. The palm trees grow to 30 m and require a continuous frost-free warm climate, plenty of rain and sunlight. India, Indonesia and the Philippines are the largest producers. An adult palm tree will produce coconut fruits every month throughout the year. Young immature coconuts are harvested for coconut water, a nutritious drink, and mature fruits for the white ‘meat’ and oil.
Post-harvest management of banana for quality and safety assurance
28/02/2018
Guidance for horticultural supply chain stakeholders. Bananas are grown in Timor-Leste for their economic and nutritional value. A number of banana cultivars are produced by smallholder farmers mainly for domestic consumption. Ripened bananas are consumed as dessert fruit. Immature or green bananas are consumed in the cooked state and are processed into chips. Bananas provide a good source of energy.
Multimedia
IDAFLW 1st celebration - Interview with Rosa Rolle, FAO
29/09/2020
Rosa Rolle, FAO officer, highlights how food loss and waste present challenges to meeting our goals of feeding a growing population, but there are steps we can take to diminish food loss and waste.
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.