Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste (TPFLW)

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29/06/2021

Main achievements of the UN Rome-based Agencies project “Mainstreaming food loss reduction initiatives for smallholders in food deficit areas” project, jointly implemented by the Rome-Based UN Agencies (RBA)”

29/09/2020

When food is loss or wasted, all the resources that were used to produce this food -, including water, land, energy, labour and capital – go to waste. In addition, the disposal of food loss and waste in landfills, leads to greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change.

29/09/2020

Rosa Rolle, FAO officer, highlights how food loss and waste present challenges to meeting our goals of feeding a growing population, but there are steps we can take to diminish food loss and waste.

29/09/2020

When food is loss or wasted, all the resources that were used to produce this food - including water, land, energy, labour, and capital – go to waste. In addition, the disposal of food loss and waste in landfills, leads to greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change. Actions are required globally and locally to maximize the use of the food we produce.

29/09/2020

António Guterres, UN Secretary-General on the occasion of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (29 September 2020)