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Food Losses and Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean. Newsletter # 3 February 2016







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    Food Losses and Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean
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    The countries of the region are building a future with less Food Losses and Waste. The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the main political forum of the region, has included Food Loss and Waste Reduction as one component of its Action Plan for Food and Nutrition Security and the Eradication of Hunger 2025. There are countries with experience in Food Loss and Waste Reduction that are making good use of sub-products. Steps are underway to build the institutional framewor k for the formation of a Regional Alliance for Food Loss and Waste Reduction. There is concrete evidence of food losses and waste in specific value chains in a few countries, and there are also potential solutions.
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    Food loss and waste (FLW) in aquatic food value chains in the United Republic of Tanzania 2023
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    The United Republic of Tanzania fisheries and aquaculture production is dominated by small scale fishers, processors and traders. The fisheries and aquaculture sector provides direct employment to about 202,053 and indirectly more than 4 million people depends on the fisheries related activities such as fish processors and traders, fishing vessel manufacturers and suppliers, fishing gear menders, fish mongers and employees. However, the small scale fisheries (SSF) is challenged with huge Post-Harvest Fish Loss (PHFL) along the supply chain from harvest to the consumption. Although, the United Republic of Tanzania is blessed with many different fish specifies which are characterized by different post-harvest handling and processes, and mixed fish and fish products loss and waste scenarios. This work found limitation of robust impact assessment and interventions to reduce food fish loss and waste for all value chains actors from harvest to consumption. This concludes that there is little information to inform policy makers, and recommend that more robust and harmonized evidences on FLW are needed.
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    Food loss and waste (FLW) in aquatic food value chains in Sri Lanka 2023
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    This study aimed to review the overall status of food loss and waste (FLW) along the fisheries value chains in Sri Lanka, enabling the FLW to be well understood and the focus of further FLW assessments and solutions. The value chains of marine and inland and aquaculture sectors were found to be pillars of fisheries production in the country. Yellowfin tuna and skipjack tuna contribute significantly to deep-sea fishing and are crucial for fisheries export earnings. Coastal fisheries made up 58 percent of marine catch and brought a variety of fish, mainly targeting local consumption. The study recommends yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna, Shortfin Scad or Mackerel fish (Decapterus macrosoma), of marine fisheries and tilapia from inland fisheries and smoked fish industry from processing were recommended for further FLW assessments along with recommendations for FLW reduction solutions in Sri Lanka.

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