Food Loss and Waste Reduction in the Near East and North Africa
Latest events
29/ 9
2023
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW)
Virtual Event, 29/09/2023
This day is an opportunity to call to action both the public (national or local authorities) and the private sector (businesses and individuals), to prioritise actions and move ahead with innovation to reduce food loss and waste towards restoring and building back better and resilient-ready, food systems.
20/ 9
2023
Presenting the Guidelines for action on food loss and waste reduction in the Near East and North Africa
Virtual Event, 20/09/2023
Food loss and waste (FLW) reduction is an important entry point to more sustainable, resilient and equitable agrifood systems in the Near East and North Africa (NENA). Interventions to reduce FLW support adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, lower the pressure on scarce water and arable land resources, preserve and deliver nutritious food, and promote inclusive growth by preserving an...
25/ 5
2023
SFS-MED Webinar: Food waste management and circular economy in Mediterranean cities
Virtual Event, 25/05/2023
The webinar aims to address a key question: how can Mediterranean cities ensure multi-stakeholder engagement in food waste management and applied circular economy practices?
13/ 4
2023
Stakeholder feedback workshop on “Guideline for action on food loss and waste reduction in the Near East and North Africa
Virtual Event, 13/04/2023
This workshop convened NENA member countries along with invited individuals and organizations involved in the multistakeholder and multidisciplinary consultation process to present, discuss and validate the draft Guideline as a tool for member countries for acting on FLW reduction, as well as to guide regional-level efforts and areas for FAO support.
31/ 10
2022
2/11
2022
Unlocking the potential for sustainable, inclusive and competitive agribusiness development in the Near East and North Africa
Virtual Event, 31/10/2022 - 02/11/2022
There is an increasing recognition of the role of sustainable, inclusive and competitive agribusiness SMEs in poverty reduction and income generation, providing access to nutritious food to consumers, creating green jobs for women and youth as well as in reduction of food loss and waste. Agribusiness SMEs in NENA region face many barriers in fulfilling their full potential. The technical worksh...
19/ 7
2022
Measuring and monitoring food loss in NENA: Data for accelerating progress towards SDG 12.3.1
Virtual Event, 19/07/2022
Among NENA countries, the dire lack of reliable, consistent data on FLW is often highlighted as an obstacle to developing food loss reduction strategies and policies. FLW measurement requires a data collection strategy that starts with defining the data needs, then designing and implementing data collection, and developing an integration and aggregation mechanism that generates supply chain ...
29/ 3
2022
Study on food loss in Morocco
Virtual Event, 29/03/2022
ESCWA, in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, organized a national meeting to disseminate the findings of a study on the causes of food loss along the wheat and dates supply chains.
19/ 4
2021
Expert consultation- Food loss and waste reduction for transforming agrifood systems in the Near East and North Africa: Towards a regional framework of action
Virtual Event, 19/04/2021
FAO’s Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa gathered experts and practitioners to lend their voice and expertise in a multi stakeholder consultation on the priorities and challenges for food loss and food waste reduction for transforming agrifood systems in NENA. This consultation is part of a process towards developing a regional framework of action for FLW Reduction tha...
4/ 6
2020
Zoominar VI on Preventing Food Loss and Waste During COVID-19: Innovation for more sustainable Food Systems
Virtual Event, 04/06/2020
The Zoominar brought stakeholders from research, private sector and civil society to explore the innovations needed to prevent FLW, and transform NENA food systems, through a lens of the evolving impacts of COVID-19.