Mainstreaming food loss reduction initiatives for smallholders in food deficit areas (FAO-IFAD-WFP)
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| Project's full title | Mainstreaming food loss reduction initiatives for smallholders in food deficit areas |
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| Countries | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Start date | 31/05/2014 |
| End date | 29/09/2020 |
| Status | Completed |
| Donor | Switzerland |
| Recipient / Target Areas | Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda |
| Project Code | RBA/GLO/001/SWI |
| Objective / Goal | By mobilizing the individual strengths of the three agencies, the joint project generated an impact and influence in stimulating Member Countries to take action to reduce food losses and is expected to be a model for future collaboration and up-scaling of RBA collaboration. A Community of Practice on food loss reduction (CoP) was established as one of its main outcomes. |
| Partners | IFAD and WFP |
| Beneficiaries | Small-holder farmers, food loss reduction practitioners and governments |
| Activities |
1) Identification of critical points for food loss reduction in selected agri-food supply chains and formulation of viable solutions based on national level loss analysis related to:
2) Developing and strengthening capacity of multi-stakeholder actors to address the main key loss points. The critical loss points identified in the country analysis were validated in national fora, and selected interventions planned and implemented based on those critical points.
3) Piloting and testing potential solutions to reduce food losses at country level. |
| Impact | Food loss reduction practices and solutions introduced in local communities |
| Contact | Coordinator of the CoP on food loss reduction at: [email protected] |
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| Related publications |
RBA Project brochure29/06/2021HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT “MAINSTREAMING FOOD LOSS REDUCTION INITIATIVES FOR SMALLHOLDERS IN FOOD DEFICIT AREAS” JOINTLY IMPLEMENTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS ROME-BASED AGENCIES |