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Knowledge sharing, learning and technical exchange on food loss and waste reduction webinar: Africa
21/07/2022
FAO online webinar to promote awareness of the various tools and methodologies.
2021 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste global virtual event
22/09/2021
On the occasion of the 2021 virtual global event a clear call to action was made to the public (national or local authorities) and private (businesses, including producers) sectors and individuals. They were called to prioritize actions and move ahead with innovation to reduce food loss and waste and contribute to restoring and building better agri-food systems.
Lessons from the SDC capitalization of experiences exercise on PHM Programs in SSA
30/03/2020
SDC-funded PHM projects are in their final phase, while one concluded a few years ago. All of these projects have had similar objectives and a shared thematic focus, using much the same approaches. Their common goal has been “to increase food security of smallholder farmers in SSA through reduced postharvest losses at farm and community level".
Global launch of SOFA 2019 "Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction"
10/10/2019
The State of Food and Agriculture 2019 (SOFA) launched at a press conference with the Director-General and Maximo Torero (ADG-ES), on Monday, 14 October at 12:00 in the Sheikh Zayed Centre is about Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction. It provides in...
2nd All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition
21/08/2019
September 17th – 20th, 2019 at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Postharvest Loss Reduction and Agro-processing: Drivers of Agricultural Transformation in Africa
Acknowledging the urgent need to address this global challenge, the University of Nairobi and a co...