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Knowledge sharing, learning and technical exchange on food loss and waste reduction webinar: Africa
21/07/2022
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African Union (AU) Malabo Declaration on Agriculture and Postharvest Losses
29/09/2014
The AU launched 2014 the “Year of Agriculture and Food Security” marking the 10th anniversary of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) on January 30, 2014 during its 22nd Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...
Articles
Africa’s Informal Sector and COVID-19: Is this an Opportunity to Revisit the Forgotten 80%?
20/03/2020
Since the first case was confirmed in Africa in late February, numbers have grown to over 4,500 cases in...
Events
14/ 10
2014
41st session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Side event ‘Getting into Action on Food Losses and Waste (FLW)’
Rome (Italy), 14/10/2014
41st session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Side event ‘Getting into Action on Food Losses and Waste (FLW)’ co-organized by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Rome-based UN Agencies Food and Agriculture Organizat
13/ 10
2014
13/1
2015
Ongoing online discussion forum on losses occurring along maize supply chains: levels, causes, solutions and success stories
Virtual Event, 13/10/2014 - 13/01/2015
“What are your experiences in levels of grain losses, particularly maize? How were they measured? What solutions can be/were implement to reduce these losses? What success stories can you share with the Community? ” In Kenya, the SAVE FOOD Initiative and
19/ 11
2014
FAO FOOD LOSS REDUCTION – PARTNERSHIP AND CAPACITY BUILDING
Nairobi (Kenya), 19/11/2014
In the framework of the Food Processing and Packaging Exposyum (FPPE) 2014 on 19 November (9:00-17:00 hrs) FAO will held a one-day event on FOOD LOSS REDUCTION – PARTNERSHIP AND CAPACITY BUILDING Session 1: Learning from Development Partners
Projects
| Title | Food loss reduction strategy development in favour of smallholder producers in Africa - Phase 1 |
|---|---|
| Project Code | none |
| Donor | Norway |
| SDG(S) |
Publications
A Review of Methods for Estimating Grain Post-Harvest Losses
01/01/2015
This present report is a review of relevant literature, which includes publications manuals, methodologies and guidelines on estimating post-harvest losses of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), as well as publications by other institutions, international organizations and relevant country experiences on estimating post-harvest losses.
Food Waste Index Report 2021
22/04/2021
The Food Waste Index Report aims at supporting the goals of SDG 12.3. It does so by presenting the most comprehensive food waste data collection, analysis and modelling to date, generating a new estimate of global food waste.
The State of Food and Agriculture 2019
31/10/2019
A shorter version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2019, it contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the media, policy makers and a more general public.
Multimedia
Stemming Aflatoxin pre- and post-harvest waste in the groundnut value chain (GnVC)
19/05/2016
FANRAPAN regional climate-smart agriculture policy dialogue hosted in Lusaka in August 2015 and some practical ways to reduce pre- and post-harvest losses in the Zambia and Malawi experiences
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.
What is the real cost of food
10/03/2022
What is the real cost of food? Around 14% of all food produced is between harvest and the wholesale market. But food loss is not only about money lost. There are also social and environmental impacts. Food is worth much more than what we pay for it. Stop Food Loss and Waste. For the people. For the planet.