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Five ways advancing sustainable agrifood systems promotes a healthy environment
03/06/2022
Achieving environmental goals is embedded in FAO’s work
LANDNET workshop in Skopje focuses on land consolidation and banking
25/05/2022
Sharing regional experiences and best practices on land consolidation, land banking, and land abandonment will be the focus of the 13th international LANDNET workshop. Targeting in particular countries of Eur...
FAO celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity
19/05/2022
Budapest (Hungary) – Every year on 22 May, International Day for Biological Diversity is celebrated to highlight the importance of biodiversity for many sustainable development issues, fi...
FAO launches new digital platform to promote green agriculture
12/05/2022
Hybrid Event, Łódź (Poland), 12/05/2022 - 12/05/2022
Investment opportunities for climate-smart agrifood tech in Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic
22/04/2022
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and FAO released two new reports that explore climate-smart technical solutions in the agrifood sector in Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic.
33rd session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe
11/03/2022
Hybrid Event, Łódź (Poland), 10/05/2022 - 13/05/2022
Kazakhstan joins FAO–GEF effort on improved pesticide life cycle management
20/02/2022
Kazakhstan joins the FAO initiative on improving pesticide lifecycle
management and elimination of persistent organic pollutants, implemented
in Central Asia and Turkey. The project is funded by the Global
Environment Facility (GEF).
A guide for reducing food waste in retail launched under Turkish “Save Your Food” campaign
16/12/2021
A recent report revealed that retail sector alone accounts for 13 percent of 931 million tonnes of food waste that was generated in the world in 2019. The causes of food waste at this stage of food supply chain often include fluctuations in seasonal supply of fresh food, changes in consumer demand, inappropriate sizes or packaging, visual defects or damage to a food item or the packaging, esthetical considerations for fresh produce or lack of consumer understanding concerning the date markings to name a few.
Azerbaijan, Central Asia and Turkey trained to measure and report food losses
14/12/2021
FAO conducted a comprehensive training on measurement, monitoring and reporting of food losses for key national stakeholders in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, aimed at supporting countries in developing effective food loss and waste reduction strategies and monitoring their progress towards achieving SDG target 12.3.
New collaboration addresses food waste in the food and hospitality sector in Turkey
04/03/2021
Hotels, restaurants and food services have a vital role to play in reducing food loss and waste. These include reviewing how they source produce, create menus, and manage leftovers and plate waste.
