On 29 April, the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee adopted an anti-food-waste law, which will shortly go into effect.

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 guidance was launched by European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) to help food suppliers decide what information to give consumers about storing food and time limits for consumption.

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...

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...

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...

Eumind (Europe meets India) is a network of schools aimed at facilitating learning across the borders. It creates and supervises virtual exchange projects in which Indian and European students work together on real-life issues such as sustainability, human rights and arts & culture. Among other projects done by students on various subjects, inspired by the FAO DO GOOD SAVE FOOD education material, a new project was launched on 'Saving Food' following the DO GOOD SAVE FOOD tool kit.

A side event focused on Driving Food Loss and Waste through Innovation was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the One Planet Sustainable Food System Programme, on the margins of the 47th Session of the Committee on Food Security (CFS).

The UN General Assembly designated 2021 the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV). This is being launched officially on 15th December. Stay tuned! we will communicate soon details for participation.

The IYFV 2021 is a unique opportunity to raise awareness on the important role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition, food security and health and as well in achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals.

How to reduce food loss and waste, FAO and ECLAC policy brief