The FAO Food Loss and Waste team visited an international school based in Rome to raise awareness on food loss and waste to present the interactive Food Loss and Waste Challenge, launched on the IDAFLW 2024, and to share a FLW poem jointly produced along the year. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the League of Arab States (LAS), held the 5th International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) in Cairo, Egypt. The event, hosted in a hybrid format, brought together stakeholders from across the region to spotlight ongoing efforts to combat food loss and waste (FLW), with a strong emphasis on the need for greater investment to advance these efforts.

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste global event highlights the critical need for financing and collaboration across the agrifood value chain

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This newsletter highlights significant milestones, showcases innovative projects, and emphasizes the power of collaboration in driving systemic change in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Redistributing food before it’s tossed or wasted doesn’t just fight hunger — it also fights climate change. An online article published on Grist. Climate. Justice. Solutions.

Interview with FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero on the SOFI 2024 report

The fifth observance 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.

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) continue to serve as a major source of employment and income generation in the agriculture and tourism sectors in countries of the Caribbean Community and Common Market.

By providing accessible information on food loss through video advisories, the FLAPP offers the opportunity to enhance the capacities of farmers, companies, producer associations and cooperatives to make informed decisions and apply evidence-based solutions.

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...

On occasion of the International Day of Zero Waste observance, UNEP and WRAP launch the Food Waste Index Report 2024. The report provides the latest global estimates on food waste, occurring at retail and consumer level. Addressing food waste is an important facet of embracing zero waste and tackling the climate crisis.

Final meeting of PRIMA project "Innovative Sustainable technologies TO extend the shelf-life of Perishable MEDiterranean fresh fruit, vegetables and aromatic plants and to reduce WASTE." The Project StopMedWaste aims to extend the shelf-life of perishable fresh fruit vegetables and aromatic pla...

Best practices for collaborations between farmers and Food Banks on recovering and redistributing produce to charities supporting people in need were discussed at GFFA.

It is the time of the year again when families and friends get together and celebrate the holiday season. A time to give thanks and share our blessings with one another. A time for traditional festivities and joyful celebrations.

A news story by Jong-Jin Kim, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific.

At COP-28, a side-event discusses how FLW reduction can contribute to GHG emissions reduction ...

La Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático de 2023 (COP28), organizada por los Emiratos Árabes Unidos en Dubai, tendrá lugar entre el 30 de noviembre y el 12 de diciembre. La Conferencia está organizada para ser un hito en el esfuerzo mundial para combatir el cambio climático y garantizar la seguridad alimentaria para las generaciones presentes y futuras.

In a dynamic stride to foster a world with minimal food waste, the WFF's Youth Toward Zero Food Waste campaign recently held a series of engaging and interactive workshops, targeting youths from all across the world. 

Su Alteza Real la Princesa Marie de Dinamarca participó como invitada de honor en la Cena Internacional Anual Stop Wasting Food de 2023 organizada por la Embajada de Italia en Dinamarca y el movimie...