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The FTT-Thiaroye processing technique, an innovation for post-harvest loss reduction in fisheries and aquaculture, presented at the 1st PHL Congress in Rome.
18/11/2015
In Africa in particular, where smoking and drying are the most common methods for fish processing at small and medium scale level, the practices and techniques are constrained by significant challenges related to post-harvest losses, environmental issues, and value chain actors and consumers’ ...
Food Losses & Waste in the chain, a short course by WageningenUR
17/11/2015
A short course providing participants with expert lectures on a wide variety of topics relevant to the crop supply chain from quality parameters, value chain analysis, and economic impact of food losses & waste to multi-stakeholder involvement.
Micro-nutrient loss in food loss and waste in fruit and vegetables, two FAO studies presented at the 1st PHL Congress in Rome
05/11/2015
There is lack of information on micro-nutrient losses in the food supply chains. Given the large scale of micro-nutrient deficiencies and the need of diversified diets to prevent and control micro-nutrient deficiencies worldwide, there is a real need for nutrient loss data to assess the causes and scale of the problem.
Post-Harvest Management/Food Loss Reduction workshop in Jinja, Uganda
24/09/2015
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the UN Rome based agencies (FAO, IFAD and WFP) co-organized a workshop on Post-Harvest Management (PHM) / Food Loss Reduct...
Measuring Food Losses and Food Waste a parallel session at ICAS VII
18/06/2015
A set of parallel sessions on "Sustainable Agricultural Production and Consumption" is organized. In this framework FAO is coordinating a dedicated one on "Measuring Food Losses and Food Waste".