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Food Loss Analysis Methodology training workshop for East and Southern African Region
27/10/2018
A training workshop was organized by the Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Engineering in the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and carried out at Cresta Lodge, Harare from the 1 to...
COAG side event: food loss analysis methodology (Oct. 3 - webcasted in three languages)
01/10/2018
At the 26th Session of the FAO Committee on Agriculture the UN Rome-based agencies in collaboration with the Permanent Representation of Switzerland to FAO, IFAD and WFP have organized a side event.
SDG 12.3 calls for, halving per capita global food waste at the retail and con...
SFS WEBINAR: Promoting partnerships and synergies for food loss and waste reduction
11/09/2018
The 10YFP is a global commitment that was adopted at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012, in response to the need to accelerate the shift towards sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in both developed and developing countries. The One Planet networ...
Rabobank Launches Food Loss Challenge Asia for Start-Ups
27/08/2018
Rabobank, a leading global bank in food & agri and sustainability, is proud to announce the launch of the Food Loss Challenge Asia. Debuting in Asia, the open innovation Challenge will see disruptive start-ups present their ag-tech solutions to reduce food loss to a platform of leading Foo...
Support to African Union in the development of policies and strategies for country specific plans to reduce post-harvest losses
24/07/2018
In an effort to assist and achieve the Malabo PHL and SDG 12:3 food loss reduction goals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Rockefeller Foundation (RF) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have been collaborating on the project: Support to t...