Ethiopia
News
Launch of the Ethiopian post-harvest management strategy
14/04/2024
As part of the Swiss-funded project titled "Reducing Food Losses through Improved Post-Harvest Management (PHM) in Ethiopia", FAO supported a post-harvest loss (PHL) assessment study. The study was conducted in four grain crops. Food losses in the country, altough different in terms o...
Transforming agrifood systems requires changing policies, mindsets, and business models
18/01/2023
Leveraging science and innovation for food loss and waste reduction
26/10/2022
Articles
COVID-19 and food security | Increased food losses in Africa (Expert view)
01/07/2020
In the current health and economic crisis triggered by COVID-19, regional markets in Africa have actually suffered very little from shortages.
Events
29/ 9
2023
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste | Webcast and Agenda
Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 29/09/2023
Take action to reduce food loss and waste toward transforming agrifood systems!
The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will make a clear call to action for public and private entities to take action to reduce food loss and waste toward transforming agrifood systems to contribute to the achievement of the 2030 agenda. Get involved!
29/ 11
2023
Masterclass 2023 | Food loss and waste: the basics.
Virtual Event, 29/11/2023
This interactive webinar will be the first of a series of webinars on the subject of food loss and waste (FLW). It will introduce and discuss the basics of food loss and waste.
19/ 9
2023
22/9
2023
4th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 19/09/2023 - 22/09/2023
Hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC) at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the congress is being organized by the AUC in collaboration with various partners, including development partners, private sector actors, academic/research institutions, and civil society.
Projects
| Title | Support to African Union in the development of policies and strategies for country-specific plans to reduce post-harvest food losses |
|---|---|
| Project Code | none |
| SDG(S) |
| Title | Global initiative on food loss and waste reduction |
|---|---|
| Project Code | none |
| Donor | Ireland |
| SDG(S) |
| Title | Food Loss Reduction through Improved Postharvest Handling and Value-addition of Key Fruits and Vegetables (FAO) |
|---|---|
| Project Code | none |
| Donor | Germany |
| SDG(S) |
Publications
The Reality of Food Losses. A New Measurement Methodology
01/12/2017
Despite the presumed importance of food loss, figures regarding food loss remain highly inconsistent, precise causes of food loss remain undetected, and success stories of decreasing food loss remain few. We improve over this measurement gap on food losses by developing and testing the methodology traditionally used with three new methodologies that aim to reduce the measurement error and that allow us to assess the magnitude of food loss.
Agrifood solutions to climate change – FAO's work to tackle the climate crisis
29/11/2023
Amid a worsening climate crisis and slow progress in cutting greenhouse gases, sustainable agrifood systems and practices can help countries and communities to adapt, build resilience and mitigate emissions. FAO is working with countries and partners at all levels to address the challenges of food security, climate change and biodiversity loss. But success in this area will ultimately require global commitment to significantly increasing the quality and quantity of climate finance.
Food Science and Technology Solutions to Improve Food and Nutrition Security: Reducing Food Loss & Valorizing Food Processing Side Streams
31/12/2022
In 2022, the Institute of Food Technology/Food and Nutrition Security Steering Committee hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on their first challenge, “Food Science & Technology Solutions for Reducing Food Waste and Valorizing Waste Streams” on November 1 – 2, 2022. The goal was to identify current and potential future solutions from food science and technology that can contribute to the reduction of food loss and valorization of food processing side streams.
Multimedia
FAO Food policy series: food loss and waste
30/06/2016
This video forms part of a series of policy and governance videos being produced by FAO in 2016.
Food is never waste coalition
23/09/2021
In New York, during the UN Food Systems Summit all commitments to action were disclosed, and the "Food is Never Waste Coalition" was launched. This video describes the rationale and aims of the coalition.
How to tackle food loss and waste
14/10/2019
Although there may be an economic loss, food diverted to other economic uses, like animal feed, is not considered as food loss or waste, nor are the inedible parts of food products.