Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste

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27/03/2024
On occasion of the International Day of Zero Waste observance, UNEP and WRAP launch the Food Waste Index Report 2024. The report provides the latest global estimates on food waste, occurring at retail and consumer level. Addressing food waste is an important facet of embracing zero waste and tackling the climate crisis.
25/01/2024
Final meeting of PRIMA project "Innovative Sustainable technologies TO extend the shelf-life of Perishable MEDiterranean fresh fruit, vegetables and aromatic plants and to reduce WASTE." The Project StopMedWaste aims to extend the shelf-life of perishable fresh fruit vegetables and aromatic pla...
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03/10/2023
In the spirit of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW), the food loss and waste team of the FAO Food and Nutrition division coordinated a youth outreach event targeting students attending St George’s British International School in Rome.
10/07/2022

Rome/Labuan Bajo, Indonesia - The challenges undermining global food security call for a complex approach embracing investment, policy reforms and better use of resources, QU Dongy...

21/06/2022
The commitment and support of G20 member countries to reduce FLW is highly required in efforts to achieve the SDGs goals. The availability and reliability of data is considered as the main key in measuring and formulating each country's strategy to reduce FLW. 
10/10/2019

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...