LEG - National Strategy for Food Waste Reduction
| Introduction | The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s National Strategy for Food Waste Reduction, which was presented in February 2019, has the goal of introducing compulsory measures to make binding reductions in food waste from the farm all the way to the grocery store. The strategy to achieve this is being refined and developed. |
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| Country | Germany |
| Start date | 01/02/2019 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Project Code | none |
| Objective / Goal | The aim is to halve per-capita food waste in Germany at retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses, by 2030. |
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Since food waste occurs in all sectors along the food supply chain, this chain should be structured so that it avoids food waste at all stages – to achieve that, all stakeholders must change how they operate. The Strategy reflects the fact that reducing food waste is a task for society as a whole. Civil society, industry, administration and scientists are therefore called upon to become involved in the implementation. |
| Contact | Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture |
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National Strategy for Food Waste Reduction (PDF, 459KB, File meet accessibility standards) |