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

LEG - National Strategy for Food Waste Reduction

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Countries Germany
Start date 01/02/2019
Status Ongoing
Project Code none
Objective / Goal The aim is to halve per-capita food waste in Germany at retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses, by 2030.
Activities

Since food waste occurs in all sectors along the food supply chain, this chain should be structured so that it avoids food waste at all stages – to achieve that, all stakeholders must change how they operate. 

The Strategy reflects the fact that reducing food waste is a task for society as a whole. Civil society, industry, administration and scientists are therefore called upon to become involved in the implementation.
Contact Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
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National Strategy for Food Waste Reduction (PDF, 459KB, File meet accessibility standards)

General Agreement on the Reduction of Food Waste between the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and associations in the agricultural sector, the food and nutrition industry and the hotel and catering sector (PDF, 342KB, File does not meet accessibility standards) 

Target Agreement on the Reduction of Food Waste in the Away-from-home Catering Sector between the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and associations of the catering and hotel sector (PDF, 382KB, File does not meet accessibility standards)

Food waste in Germany – Baseline 2015 – Summary Thünen Report 71 (PDF, 627KB, File meet accessibility standards)