FAO Director-General QU Dongyu made the pledge at the closing segment of the UN Food Systems Summit, "Carrying forward the vision and momentum for 2030," where he delivered the Summit's closing statement. The landmark event adopted, for the first time, a comprehensive approach towards agri-foo...

On the occasion of the 2021 virtual global event a clear call to action was made to the public (national or local authorities) and private (businesses, including producers) sectors and individuals. They were called to prioritize actions and move ahead with innovation to reduce food loss and waste and contribute to restoring and building better agri-food systems.

The World Food Day 2021 was the first International Day to be celebrated on 16 October at Expo Dubai, which runs from 1 October to 31 March 2022. The UN Secretary General disseminated a message thorugh social media "the way we produce, consume and waste our food is a heavy toll in our pla...

On 29 September 2021, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will be observed for the second time.

Reducing food loss and waste is of significant importance as it contributes to the realization of broader improvements to agri-food s...

13-16 SEPTEMBER 2021 / A VIRTUAL EVENT HOSTED BY THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION dedicated to Postharvest Loss Reduction for Sustainable Food Systems

The 3rd AAPHCE is a follow up to the 2nd AAPHCE and 1st AAPHCE which were held in 2019 and 2017 respectively. The AUC has now instituti...

FAO has developed the Voluntary Code of Conduct for Food Loss and Waste Reduction (CoC) following the request of the 26th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG). The CoC was developed through an inclusive process under the overall direction and guidance of the COAG Bureau. In...

Action Tracks received over 1,200 ideas, which were elaborated and synthesized into 107 initial propositions. These propositions will undergo a wide-range of stakeholder consultations between May and June 2021, closely coordinated by the Food Systems Summit Dialogues and the work of the Scientific Committee.

On 29 April, the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee adopted an anti-food-waste law, which will shortly go into effect.

On the 3rd to 5th May 2021 the University of Nairobi Postharvest Research team, drawn from the Departments of Plant Science and Crop Protection and Food Science Nutrition and Technology hosted a three-day intensive short course: Postharvest food loss and waste reduction: towards sustainable fo...

New guidance was launched by European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) to help food suppliers decide what information to give consumers about storing food and time limits for consumption.

The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced today that the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit will be in Rome, Italy in July 2021.

Under the leadership of UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi, the Pre-Summit ev...

Nairobi/Paris, 4 March 2021 – An estimated 931 million tonnes of food, or 17% of total food available to consumers in 2019, went into the waste bins of households, retailers, restaurants and other food services, according to new UN research conducted to support global efforts to halve food was...

The One Planet network is holding consultations to collectively define a common agenda for action building on the findings of the joint task group of the International Resource Panel and the One Planet network Report: “Catalysing science-based policy action on sustainable consumption and p...

Eumind (Europe meets India) is a network of schools aimed at facilitating learning across the borders. It creates and supervises virtual exchange projects in which Indian and European students work together on real-life issues such as sustainability, human rights and arts & culture. Among other projects done by students on various subjects, inspired by the FAO DO GOOD SAVE FOOD education material, a new project was launched on 'Saving Food' following the DO GOOD SAVE FOOD tool kit.

A side event focused on Driving Food Loss and Waste through Innovation was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the One Planet Sustainable Food System Programme, on the margins of the 47th Session of the Committee on Food Security (CFS).

Генеральная Ассамблея ООН провозгласила 2021 год Международным годом овощей и фруктов (МГОФ). ФАО играет ведущую роль в проведении этого года в сотрудничестве с другими соответствующими организациями и органами системы Организации Объединенных Наций.

How to reduce food loss and waste, FAO and ECLAC policy brief

Выступивший в рамках мероприятия Генеральный директор ФАО сказал, что данная инициатива открывает "уникальную возможность для повышения уровня осведомленности на глобальном уровне". Он отметил, что пандемия COVID-19 заставила человечество искать новые пути в борьбе с голодом и неполноценным питанием, и подчеркнул, что МГОФ продемонстрирует важность цифровых технологий для повышения качества питания и расширения рыночных возможностей.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)  launched a new tool to help food business operators decide when to apply the ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ date to their products.

EFSA has developed a tool to help food business operators decide when to apply the ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ dat...

In his address to the 165th Session of the FAO Council today, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, made a comprehensive report on the UN agency's work and engagement in the past 16 months, updating the Council on important activi...