Indonesian Central Statistics Agency and FAO conducted a workshop in Jakarta to enhance the country’s capacity to monitor and reduce food loss using the global Food Loss Index methodology.

As world leaders gather in Brazil to discuss the climate crisis, the mass wasting of food needs our attention.

Speakers and “Food Heroes” including Indigenous Leader Judy Kipkenda, Professor and chef Ricardo Frugoli and celebrity chefs Victoire Gouloubi and Xin Ge Liu told inspirational stories, while offering tips on nutrition and healthy diets, food diversity and reducing food waste.

The targeted revision of the Waste Framework Directive entered into force on 16 October, introducing common rules for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for textiles and setting binding food waste reduction targets for Member States.

Here, Bottura shares how turning attention to food waste is not only an environmentally responsible thing to do, but also an act of memory and beauty.