Nouvelles
Launching workshop of the RBA joint project’s activities in Burkina Faso
10/06/2015
OUAGADOUGOU – On 19 May 2015 the launching workshop of the RBA joint project’ technical activities, FAO, IFAD, and WFP, “Mainstreaming food loss reduction initiatives for smallholders in food deficit areas” was held in the conference room of the Pa...
Lancer le projet conjoint du BRA concernant les activités visant à la réduction des pertes alimentaires pour les petits agriculteurs de l’Ouganda
13/04/2015
Lancement officiel des activités prévues en DRC du projet conjoint des Agences des Nations Unies basées à Rome
25/03/2015
The Food Processing Innovation Lab Builds on Hermetic Storage Success
02/03/2015
The Community of Practice (CoP) moderator has exchanged with Betty A. Bugusu from Purdue University to consolidate information on Purdue’s experience in the framework of the Food Processing Innovation Lab.
Some main issues causing post-harvest losses for grains relate to drying and ...
G20 meeting: Food waste and loss - a major global problem
02/03/2015
At the G20 agriculture ministers meeting held in Istanbul, the extent of food loss and waste was highlighted as "a global problem of enormous economic, environmental and societal significance" they encourage all G20 members "to strengthen their efforts to address it. We belie...
Nouvelle discussion en ligne dans le Forum de la CdP
02/03/2015
Votre contribution à collecter et décrire les méthodologies d'évaluation des pertes après-récoltes peut faire la différence!
En suivant la première discussion en linge sur les pertes se produisant sur les chaines d’approvisionnement du maïs terminée à la fin de Janvier, dont le rapport&...
Replication of Successful Post Harvest Technology in Latin America Project (2015-18)
30/01/2015
At the end of 2012 SDC has started the project “Wide spread Replication of Successful Post Harvest Technology in Latin America (Proyecto Postcosecha América Latina PPAL)
GIZ - Post-Harvest Losses of Rice in Nigeria and their Ecological Footprint
30/01/2015
The study ‘Post-Harvest Losses of Rice in Nigeria and their Ecological Footprint’ presents an analysis of food losses in the harvesting, processing and marketing stages in Nigeria, and identifies...
Initiative sur les pertes et les gaspillages alimentaires: de la prévention à la valorisation
30/01/2015
Etant donné que la réduction des pertes alimentaires et la valorisation des alimentaires gaspillées doivent faire partie des solutions nécessaires pour nourrir le monde de façon plus durable, GFIA 2015 mettra largement l’accent sur les problèmes importants. En partenariat avec Wageningen UR ce...
New paper: Addressing postharvest losses in cassava value chains
30/01/2015
A recently published paper on PHL in the cassava value chains, which compares the situations of different cassava–producing countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam, has been discussed by the CoP moderator with Diego Naziri, a scientist sec...
Cours de courte durée/voyage d’étude sur les technologies associées à la gestion après récolte de petite échelle
10/01/2015
The Washington Post live event on Food Loss and Waste
15/12/2014
Allison Aubrey talks with Robert van Otterdijk from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Steven Waldmann of the Society of St. Andrew and Caroline Kronley of The Rockefeller Foundation a...
Food Loss & Waste (FLW) Protocol, Pilot testing
15/12/2014
The Food Loss & Waste (FLW) Protocol is a multi-stakeholder effort lead by the World Resources Institute to develop the global accounting and reporting standard for food as well as associated ...
Forum en ligne sur les pertes se produisant sur les chaines d’approvisionnement du maïs
21/10/2014
FAO évènement sur la réduction des pertes alimentaires – Partenariats et construction des capacités
19/10/2014
Launch of the Community of Practice on Food loss reduction at CFS side event
18/10/2014
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, FAO, IFAD and WFP official...
CFS 41 Side Event ‘Getting into Action on Food Losses and Waste‘
14/10/2014
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Rome-based UN Agencies Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) co-organize a side event on food loss...
Does it Pay to Invest in Postharvest Management?
01/10/2014
SDC Addis Ababa/Ethiopia office published an "Ex-Ante Cost Benefit Analysis of Reducing Maize Storage Losses in Darimu Woreda (Ethiopia) report" authored by Senait Regassa, agricultural economist.
In t...
41ème session du CSA – Rapport du Groupe d’experts de haut niveau (HLPE) sur les pertes et gaspillages alimentaires
30/09/2014
African Union (AU) Malabo Declaration on Agriculture and Postharvest Losses
29/09/2014
The AU launched 2014 the “Year of Agriculture and Food Security” marking the 10th anniversary of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) on January 30, 2014 during its 22nd Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...