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In Thailand, discovering a better way to waste not, want not
07/12/2023
Strengthening climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation through food loss and waste reduction
01/12/2023
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste: FAO calls for circular model in agrifood systems
29/09/2023
Articles
Amid food and climate crises, investing in sustainable food cold chains crucial
14/11/2022
The food cold chain has serious implications for climate change and the environment. Emissions from food loss and waste due to lack of refrigeration totalled an estimated 1 gigatonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2017 – about 2 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions.
Apps turning restaurant leftovers into cheap meals take off in Asia
15/08/2022
Across Asia, tech startups are taking food otherwise destined for landfill and providing discounted meals through mobile phone apps.
Events
27/ 3
2024
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 ...
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!
16/ 10
2023
World Food Day 2023 - Water is Life. Water is Food
Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 16/10/2023
This year World Food Day theme is “Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind”. It spotlights how water is essential to life on Earth and the foundation of our food.
As rapid population growth, urbanization, economic development, and climate change put the planet’s water resources under increasing stress, the campaign will look at solutions and call for action to produce more fo...
Projects
| Title | Capacity Building to Reduce Avoidable Food Waste in Micro, Small and Medium Food Processing Enterprises and in Retail |
|---|---|
| Project Code | GCP/GLO/809/JPN |
| Donor | Japan |
| SDG(S) |
| Title | Capacity Building to Reduce Avoidable Food Waste in Micro, Small and Medium Food Processing Enterprises and in Retail |
|---|---|
| Project Code | GCP/GLO/809/JPN |
| Donor | Japan |
| SDG(S) |
| Title | Capacity Development to Reduce Post-harvest Losses in Horticultural Chains in Greater Mekong Sub-region Countries (FAO) |
|---|---|
| Project Code | none |
| SDG(S) |
Publications
FAO Regional Strategy on Food Loss and Waste Reduction in Asia and the Pacific
30/06/2022
FAO is well positioned as a global knowledge leader on food loss and waste and many of the other regions already have a tailored regional strategy on FLW reduction. In reponse to the last two APRC's as well as in line with the ZHC, and more recently the new FAO Strategic framework, this publication provides a basis for FAO and others to understand the scope and depth of FLW issues, how these can be addressed, including some good practices from Thailand, China and Nepal.
Global Roadmap for Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) without Breaching the 1.5°C
10/12/2023
A comprehensive strategy spanning the next three years that encompasses a diverse portfolio of solutions across ten distinct domains of action. Enormous amounts of resources – land, water, energy and labour – are used to produce food. When food is lost or wasted, these resources go to waste as well, impacting the efficiency of food production. Reducing food loss and waste is one of the domains of action illustrated in this Roadmap.
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 | Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
12/07/2023
This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. This report has highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and downturns, combined with highly unaffordable nutritious foods and growing inequality, are pushing us off track to meet the SDG 2 targets.
Multimedia
Take action to reduce food loss and waste (FLW) towards transforming global agrifood systems
29/09/2023
The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and waste (IDAFLW) on 29 September 2023 makes a clear call to action for public and private entities to take action to reduce food loss and waste (FLW) towards transforming global agrifood systems and contributing to achieve the 2030 Agenda goals.
Harnessing innovation to reduce food loss and waste in germinated brown rice production in Thailand
28/09/2023
Reducing food loss increases both food supply and income. This was the case in Thailand, thanks to some simple technical innovations in germinated brown rice processing. A Japanese-funded project brought together FAO, The Thai government and Mahidol University for reducing food waste in micro-, small and medium food processing enterprises in the Northeastern part of the country.
Eight actions we can all take to save water
22/03/2023
Reduce your food waste. It takes a lot of water to produce food and to get it from the field to our plate. Lost and wasted food also means wasted water. Water is vital to us all, so everyone needs to act. Every drop counts and your actions, big or small, can make a difference.
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.