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Agro-processors training organized by CARDI in Grenada
19/11/2020
Agro-processors and agro-processing groups interested in utilising a renewable energy resource for the preservation of food have commenced one week of training.
International day of awareness of food loss and waste (IDAFLW) Global Event
01/10/2020
On 29 September 2020, the first ever observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) was celebrated. It came during the global COVID-19 pandemic, that has brought about a global wake-up on the need to transform and rebalance the way our food is produced and con...
Food Policy Special Issue - Food Loss and Waste
12/09/2020
A Special Issue on Food loss and waste based on several SOFA 2019 findings articles is available for consultation.
Solar energy drying for root crop development in the Caribbean region
11/09/2020
A webinar titled “Solar energy drying for root crop development in the Caribbean region” was convened on 6 August 2020, by the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) in the framework of a Letter of Agreement (LoA), with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Un...
Japan collects and shares good practices to accelerate actions for food loss and waste reduction
10/09/2020
A variety of new businesses are encouraging the reduction of food loss and waste in Japan and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) collects and shares the good practices to accelerate the actions to reduce food loss and waste.