Food Loss and Waste Reduction in Europe and Central Asia
Projects
| Title | Multi-disciplinary Working Group on Applying Behavioural Science to Food Loss and Waste Reduc-tion |
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| Introduction | Despite numerous interventions aimed at reducing food waste, challenges remain in effectively addressing this issue. These challenges include a lack of understanding of the complex factors driving food waste at the consumer level and limited targeting of interventions. At the same time, well-intended strategies, policies, and initiatives may fall short if they fail to fully recognize the individual decision-making processes of value chain actors and the contexts in which they operate. |
| Start date | 15/04/2024 |
| End date | 28/11/2024 |
| Recipient / Target Areas | Europe |
| Title | Food waste reduction by behaviour change along the food supply and consumption chain |
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| Introduction | The project studied technical and socio-economic causes of food loss and waste in two key food value chains the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Georgia, analysed the behaviours of food value chain actors that led to food loss and waste, and developed possible solution scenarios to adderess behavioural barriers to food loss and waste reduction. |
| Start date | 01/03/2023 |
| End date | 29/12/2023 |
| Recipient / Target Areas | Azerbaijan, Georgia |
| Title | Reduction of Food Loss and Waste in Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Central Asia |
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| Introduction | The Project assisted the governments of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in developing national strategies and action plans for reducing food loss and waste, and supported the implementation of the food loss and waste reduction strategy and national campaign in Türkiye. |
| Start date | 02/12/2019 |
| End date | 30/04/2023 |
| Recipient / Target Areas | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| Donor | Türkiye |
| Title | Strategies for Food Loss and Waste Reduction |
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| Introduction | The project carried out an extensive audit of the regulatory frameworks in the areas of food, agriculture and the environment in Albania, Armenia, North Macedonia, and Moldova; analysed the existing constraints that affect the functioning of the food value chains; and assessed the countries’ priorities and the resources required for agrifood chain development and reduction of food loss and waste. The data informed the development of the national strategies for food loss and waste reduction. |
| Start date | 04/06/2018 |
| End date | 28/06/2019 |
| Recipient / Target Areas | Albania, Armenia, North Macedonia, Republic of Moldova |