The Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are pleased to invite you to “On the road to the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021: Highlighti...

On July 2nd a FAO Insights Webinar on Reducing Food Loss and Waste during COVID-19 and Beyond was held.

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On 19 December, 2019, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) designated 29 September as the

Pulses are important in agricultural production systems, in managing soil fertility, reducing the adverse effects of climate change and enhancing resilience especially for the most vulnerable groups, especially women and children; in food and feed especially during lean periods in food- and nutrition-insecure countries. Furthermore, pulses are an important source of income for the most vulnerable households in developing countries around the world and account for a relatively large share of world trade through processing and marketing. Measures taken by countries to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic could likely increase exacerbate losses in pulses due to inappropriate harvest and post-harvest practices, ultimately contributing to reducing their availability and accessibility.

Many communities and vulnerable individuals rely on foodbanks and other food recovery and redistribution charities to ensure they have access to enough food to build resilience in their communities, reduce food insecurity and contribute to healthier diets.

Las frutas y hortalizas son ricas en vitaminas, minerales y fibra y constituyen una parte importante de una dieta saludable. No obstante, las frutas y hortalizas tienen carácter estacional, son muy perecederas y tienen una limitada vida útil. Esto significa que se estropean con relativa rapidez, incluso cuando se almacenan en el frigorífico. Con el distanciamiento físico y la disminución de los desplazamientos a los supermercados para hacer la compra, resulta difícil adquirir grandes cantidades de frutas y hortalizas frescas durante la actual pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19), debido al riesgo de que se desperdicien.

Cuatro proyectos sobre gestión postcosecha financiados por la COSUDE que se encuentran en su fase final, mientras que otro concluyó hace unos años. Todos estos proyectos han tenido objetivos similares y un foco temático común, empleando enfoques muy parecidos. Su finalidad común ha sido incrementar la seguridad alimentaria de los pequeños agricultores en el África subsahariana reduciendo las pérdidas postcosecha en los planos de la explotación agrícola y de la comunidad.

En la actual crisis de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19), la FAO desea proponer consultas sobre algunas cuestiones relacionadas con el desperdicio de alimentos a fin de sensibilizar al respecto. Puede acceder a una serie pedagógica compuesta por un paquete de interesante material didáctico cuya finalidad es educar a los jóvenes para que valoren los alimentos y reduzcan su pérdida.

El 25 de marzo de 2020 dio comienzo una serie de seminarios web técnicos, organizados por el Instituto agronómico, veterinario y forestal de Francia (Agreenium), la Comisión Económica y Social para Asia y el Pacífico de las Naciones Unidas (CESPAP) y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO).

A pilot project implemented by Kyoto University in 2019, aimed at raising awareness on food waste in canteens on the campus, and enhancing the knowledge and engagement of students in reducing food loss and waste, determined that approximately 20 per cent of food is wasted in canteens on campus...

19 December 2019, New York/Rome - FAO welcomes today's decision by the United Nations to create two new international days and one international year devoted to issues directly related to food and agriculture. 

The UN General Assembly adopted resolutions designating 2021 as...

At its 7th meeting on 12 December 2019, the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste launched recommendations for action to help accelerate the EU's progress towards global food loss and waste reduction targets.

The new partnership will strengthen small island nations' efforts to grow more food, avoid food loss and waste, use already scarce natural resources more sustainably, and be better equipped to withstand the impacts of climate change to which they are particularly prone.

Through this new...

In occasion of the National Postharvest Week, about 120 participants attended the two-day Second International Conference of the Ethiopian Society of Postharvest Management (ESPHM) held from 6 to 7 December 2019.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopian Society of Post-Harvest M...

The State of Food and Agriculture 2019 (SOFA) launched at a press conference with the Director-General and Maximo Torero (ADG-ES), on Monday, 14 October at 12:00 in the Sheikh Zayed Centre is about Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction. It provides in...

This report highlights the critical role of a sustainable food systems approach in eradicating poverty, hunger and all forms of malnutrition, promoting sustainable production and consumption, meeting the challenges of urbanization, absorbing the youth labour force and reducing the impact of fo...

September 17th – 20th, 2019 at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Postharvest Loss Reduction and Agro-processing: Drivers of Agricultural Transformation in Africa

Acknowledging the urgent need to address this global challenge, the University of Nairobi and a co...

Global Advisory Panel for Development of Voluntary Codes of Conduct on Food Loss and Waste Reduction - Call for nominations

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has been funding programs on postharvest management (PHM) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 2008, following its successful POSTCOSECHA program in Central America that led to the adoption of m...

Kampala - Key agriculture stakeholders in Uganda have commended national efforts towards addressing food and nutrition insecurity as well as increasing national income through strategies to reduce post-harvest losses in grains. The vote of confidence in the government was made...