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Tackling food loss and waste from the farm to the table and beyond | IDAFLW Press release
27/09/2024

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2024 | Call to Action
30/05/2024

FAO at COP28 | Agrifood system solutions are climate solutions
23/11/2023
Articles
The impact of refrigeration on food losses and associated greenhouse gas emissions throughout the supply chain
29/05/2024
One-third of food produced globally is wasted while approximately 800 million people suffer from hunger. Meanwhile, food losses produce approximately 8% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study develops a food loss estimation tool to assess how improved access to the cold chain could impact food loss and its associated GHG emissions for seven food types in seven regions.
Global food loss and waste estimates show increasing nutritional and environmental pressures
29/01/2024
Accurate global food losses and waste (FLW) quantification remains challenging owing to limited harmonized global estimates, a lack of comprehensive quantification approaches and an absence of frameworks for addressing FLW challenges. Here we compile a country-level database that assesses FLW acr...
Assessment and Analysis of the Fruit and Vegetable Losses Due to Its Transportation in Mexico City Wholesale Market
01/01/2021
There is scarce information on the loss of fruits and vegetables registered in the wholesale market of Mexico City, one of the biggest wholesale markets in the world. Considering the above, it is important to generate data on the losses generated in Mexico City wholesale market and to analyze the...
Events
28/ 8
2024
Mitigating Methane: Accelerating Just Climate Action Through Food Recovery and Redistribution
Virtual Event, 28/08/2024
The Global FoodBanking Network, in partnership with the Global Methane Hub, will share details about the new Food Recovery to Avoid Methane Emissions (FRAME) methodology alongside findings on emissions savings from the pilot implementation, which included six food banks in Mexico and Ecuador.
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!
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Publications

Wholesale Markets – Public Spaces for Interconnected Food Policies
08/11/2024
The report emphasizes that wholesale markets are not just distribution hubs, but critical infrastructure supporting food security, economic growth, and community well-being. With case studies from around the globe, it showcases how these markets help create resilient, efficient food supply chains.

Climate technologies for agrifood systems transformation
18/11/2024
The global community has committed to responding to climate change while ensuring decent livelihoods and healthy food for everyone, keeping within planetary boundaries. Transforming agrifood systems is essential to meeting these challenges, with climate response being an intrinsic element. The need for more resilient systems that can sustain increasing demands in a setting of tightening constraints is evident.

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.
Multimedia
Technical tips to maintain quality and reduce food losses in mango value chains
19/11/2024
Food losses refer to the decrease in the quantity or quality of food resulting from decisions and actions by food suppliers in the supply chain, excluding retail, food service providers and consumers. Food losses predominate in developing countries. This video includes technical tips on good cold storage practices to maintain the quality, improve the shelf-life and reduce losses of mangoes.
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 National Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland Diarmuid Gavin speaks with Chef Conor Spacey
14/11/2023
FAO National Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland Diarmuid Gavin speaks with chef and zero food waste advocate Conor Spacey