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News
In Thailand, discovering a better way to waste not, want not
07/12/2023
Strengthening climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation through food loss and waste reduction
01/12/2023
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste: FAO calls for circular model in agrifood systems
29/09/2023
Articles
Amid food and climate crises, investing in sustainable food cold chains crucial
14/11/2022
The food cold chain has serious implications for climate change and the environment. Emissions from food loss and waste due to lack of refrigeration totalled an estimated 1 gigatonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2017 – about 2 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions.
Apps turning restaurant leftovers into cheap meals take off in Asia
15/08/2022
Across Asia, tech startups are taking food otherwise destined for landfill and providing discounted meals through mobile phone apps.
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.
27/3
2024
UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024 - Launch Event
Virtual Event, 27/03/2024
To mark the second annual International Day of Zero Waste, UNEP will launch its Food Waste Index Report 2024 on 27 March 2024. The report provides the latest global ...
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!
Projects
| Title | Capacity Building to Reduce Avoidable Food Waste in Micro, Small and Medium Food Processing Enterprises and in Retail |
|---|---|
| Project Code | GCP/GLO/809/JPN |
| Donor | Japan |
| SDG(S) |
| Title | Capacity Building to Reduce Avoidable Food Waste in Micro, Small and Medium Food Processing Enterprises and in Retail |
|---|---|
| Project Code | GCP/GLO/809/JPN |
| Donor | Japan |
| SDG(S) |
| Title | Capacity Development to Reduce Post-harvest Losses in Horticultural Chains in Greater Mekong Sub-region Countries (FAO) |
|---|---|
| Project Code | none |
| SDG(S) |
Publications
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.
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.
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.
Turning waste into value. Fish silage by fermentation
19/09/2024
Fish silage is a liquid product made from fish parts that are liquefied through the action of natural enzymes in the fish, in the presence of an added acid.
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.