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Launch of the Food Systems Coordination Hub
10/01/2022
Convened by the UN Secretary-General, over 160 Member States, representatives of partners and stakeholder groups, came together at the Food Systems Summit on 23-24 September 2021 where they articulated hundreds of individual and collective solutions and commitments to transform food systems to...
“And so this is Christmas…” A time for food sharing and not wasting!
21/12/2021
For many around the world, the Holidays, and particularly Christmas, represent a period of celebration that brings family and friends together. Customs, habits and behaviours transmitted from past times are still alive. In the past, preparing a variety of foods w...
“Fruits and vegetables for human development: let’s take action!”
14/12/2021
On the occasion of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV) proclaimed by the UN General Assembly, the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA), in collaboration with Italmercati, organised the webinar “Fruits and vegetables for human development: let’s take action!”.
This ev...
FAO pledges upscaled support for better nutrition and healthy diets for all
08/12/2021
Support Members, upon their request, in the implementation of the Voluntary Code of Conduct for Food Loss and Waste Reduction
The 49th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) / 11 to 14 October 2021
11/10/2021
Organized shortly after the United Nations Food Systems Summit, CFS 49 will focus on the 2021 State of Food Security and Nutrition report, uptake of the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition, CFS Mutli-Year Programme of Work and other ongoing CFS workstreams and priorities.
2021 World Food Day
01/10/2021
Our Actions are our Future!
The food you choose and the way you consume it affect our health and that of our planet. It has an impact on the way agri-food systems work. So you need to be part of the change.
UN Food Systems Summit concluded in New York
23/09/2021
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu made the pledge at the closing segment of the UN Food Systems Summit, "Carrying forward the vision and momentum for 2030," where he delivered the Summit's closing statement. The landmark event adopted, for the first time, a comprehensive approach towards agri-foo...
2021 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste global virtual event
22/09/2021
Food loss reduction innovations showcased at Expo Dubai 2020
21/09/2021
The World Food Day 2021 was the first International Day to be celebrated on 16 October at Expo Dubai, which runs from 1 October to 31 March 2022. The UN Secretary General disseminated a message thorugh social media "the way we produce, consume and waste our food is a heavy toll in our pla...
29 September 2021: International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Registration open!
12/09/2021
On 29 September 2021, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will be observed for the second time.
Reducing food loss and waste is of significant importance as it contributes to the realization of broader improvements to agri-food s...
3rd All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition
11/09/2021
13-16 SEPTEMBER 2021 / A VIRTUAL EVENT HOSTED BY THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION dedicated to Postharvest Loss Reduction for Sustainable Food Systems
The 3rd AAPHCE is a follow up to the 2nd AAPHCE and 1st AAPHCE which were held in 2019 and 2017 respectively. The AUC has now instituti...
Voluntary Code of Conduct for Food Loss and Waste Reduction
28/06/2021
FAO has developed the Voluntary Code of Conduct for Food Loss and Waste Reduction (CoC) following the request of the 26th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG). The CoC was developed through an inclusive process under the overall direction and guidance of the COAG Bureau. In...
World Food Systems Summit - Game Changing Propositions
24/05/2021
Action Tracks received over 1,200 ideas, which were elaborated and synthesized into 107 initial propositions. These propositions will undergo a wide-range of stakeholder consultations between May and June 2021, closely coordinated by the Food Systems Summit Dialogues and the work of the Scientific Committee.
National law adopted in China to prevent food waste
12/05/2021
Intensive short course on post-harvest food loss and waste reduction
08/05/2021
On the 3rd to 5th May 2021 the University of Nairobi Postharvest Research team, drawn from the Departments of Plant Science and Crop Protection and Food Science Nutrition and Technology hosted a three-day intensive short course: Postharvest food loss and waste reduction: towards sustainable fo...
New EFSA guidance to food suppliers for clear information on packaging to help reduce food waste in the EU
22/04/2021
Italy to set the stage for 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
14/04/2021
The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced today that the Pre-Summit gathering for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit will be in Rome, Italy in July 2021.
Under the leadership of UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi, the Pre-Summit ev...
17% of total food available to consumers in 2019 was wasted
25/03/2021
Nairobi/Paris, 4 March 2021 – An estimated 931 million tonnes of food, or 17% of total food available to consumers in 2019, went into the waste bins of households, retailers, restaurants and other food services, according to new UN research conducted to support global efforts to halve food was...
Strengthening the science-policy interface: Food value chain consultations
23/03/2021
The One Planet network is holding consultations to collectively define a common agenda for action building on the findings of the joint task group of the International Resource Panel and the One Planet network Report: “Catalysing science-based policy action on sustainable consumption and p...