International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2024 | Save the Date

Virtual Event, 27/09/2024

The fifth observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will highlight the critical need for financing to bolster efforts to reduce food loss and waste, contribute to achieving climate goals and advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Mitigating Methane: Accelerating Just Climate Action Through Food Recovery and Redistribution

Virtual Event, 28/08/2024

The Global FoodBanking Network, in partnership with the Global Methane Hub, will share details about the new Food Recovery to Avoid Methane Emissions (FRAME) methodology alongside findings on emissions savings from the pilot implementation, which included six food banks in Mexico and Ecuador.

Strengthening Hermetic Storage Supply Chains Through Public-Private Partnerships: Reflections from Tanzania, Niger, and Nepal

Virtual Event, 27/08/2024

Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Prize

Virtual Event, 24/08/2024

Shell Foundation and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) aims to increase farmer incomes by reducing post-harvest losse...

15th meeting of the EU Platform on Food losses and Food Waste

's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands), Hybrid Event, 19/06/2024

The EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste (FLW) was established in 2016, and bringing together EU institutions, experts from the EU countries, international organisations and relevant stakeholders selected through an open call for applications. The Platform aims to support all actors in: defining measures needed to prevent food waste; sharing best practice; and evaluating progress...

Tokyo International University students met FAO officers and were introduced to the transformation of agri-food systems

Virtual Event, 31/05/2024

Rosa Rolle, Senior Enterprise Development Officer (FAO/ESN) delivered a presentation on Food Loss and Waste to students at the Tokyo International University. Following the presentation, the Director of the FAO Liaison office in Japan, Eriko Hibi, managed discussions including group works. 

2024 Food loss and waste masterclass: the basics

Virtual Event, 09/05/2024

The “2024 Food loss and waste masterclass series: the basics“ involves a number of virtual events targeted to youth that have an interest in reducing food loss and waste towards achieving agrifood system transformation and enhancing the  sustainability of food supplies. The May 2024 session will cover FLW basic principles, but targeting those in European, African, North American and Car...

Introduction to the FAO Food Loss Application (FLAPP)

Virtual Event, 25/04/2024

A live introduction of the FAO Food Loss Application (FLAPP). By providing accessible information on food loss through video advisories, the FLAPP empowers farmers, companies, producer associations, and cooperatives to make informed decisions and apply evidence-based solutions. Join us to learn how the FLAPP can empower you to make informed decisions and reduce food losses.

International Year of Millet: closing event

Hybrid Event, 29/03/2024

Through the Year’s observance, the unique nutritional qualities and agronomic traits of millets were demonstrated, thereby raising awareness and directing critically needed policy attention to their suitability for sustainable crop production systems, especially with minimal inputs and under adverse and changing climatic conditions. Additionally, key business opportunities were validated for di...

UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024 - Launch Event

Virtual Event, 27/03/2024

To mark the second annual International Day of Zero Waste, UNEP will launch its Food Waste Index Report 2024 on 27 March 2024. The report provides the latest global ...