Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste

FAO - Food Loss and Waste Reduction and Value Chain Development for Food Security in Tunisia

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Countries Tunisia
Start date 30/09/2015
End date 30/07/2019
Status Completed
Donor Italy
Recipient / Target Areas Tunisia
Budget 2,3 million euro
Project Code GCP/RNE/004/ITA
Objective / Goal The purpose of the project is that FLW is reduced throughout selected food value chains (focusing on the post-harvest, trader and processing stages of such food chains), and such food value chains are better organized, have a reduced environmental footprint, are more inclusive of smallholders, better able to generate added value, providing increased opportunities for rural off-farm and/or agro-industry employment.
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30/09/2019

Food waste is all the food thrown away that could have been good to eat. If something spoils in your fridge because you have not eaten it in time; if you have served too much on your plate and throw away your leftovers instead of eating them later... this is food waste.