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Book (series)How to reduce food loss and waste for food security and environmental sustainability
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 19
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No results found.Food loss and waste reduction is considered important for improving food security and nutrition, promoting environmental sustainability and lowering production costs. However, it is not a given that reducing food loss and waste in any part of the world or point in the food supply chain will be equally effective in achieving these objectives, or be effective at all. Public strategies to reduce food loss and waste must be carefully designed in order to effectively meet food security and environmental sustainability objectives. Reducing food loss and waste can improve food security and nutrition, lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduce pressures on natural resources such as land and water – but the effectiveness depends on where and how it is done. Different countries will have different priorities to guide their strategies. Focusing on initiatives that are well targeted to the objective pursued will be the key to successfully move forward on food loss and waste. -
ProjectStrategies for Food Loss and Waste Reduction - TCP/RER/3702 2021
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No results found.In the Europe and Central Asia region, and particularly the non European Union countries, food loss and waste ( have major implications on food and nutrition security, as a result of inefficiencies in the food value chains This leads to lower availability of micronutrient rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables reduced income of smallholder farmers, who are major food producers and increased food prices, affecting urban consumers In addition food loss and waste significantly contribute to greenhouse gas ( emissions and the negative effects of climate change As such, FLW constitutes a vast, persistent and complicated problem, which directly relates to national and corporate policies, natural resources, climate change, economies and markets, people’s behaviour and culture social conditions, technology, infrastructure and investments Against this background, the project aimed to reduce FLW in the context of national food systems and climate change Specifically, the project would assist four countries, Albania, Armenia, North Macedonia and the Republic of Moldova, to develop and implement national strategies towards FLW reduction, tailored to the specific needs of each country and as part of the relevant national strategies for agricultural development, food security, and climate change mitigation. -
Book (stand-alone)Regional Strategic Framework Reducing Food Losses and Waste in the Near East & North Africa Region 2015Food losses and waste (FL&W) in the Near East & North Africa (NENA) region are high and contribute to reduced food availability, aggravated water scarcity, adverse environmental impacts and increased food imports, in an already highly import-dependent region. This document outlines a Regional Strategic Framework for reducing food losses and waste in the region. It responds to the FAO NERC-31 (in May 2012) recommendation calling on FAO to “assist member countries in addressing the key challenges of reducing food waste and losses by conducting comprehensive studies on impact of food losses and waste on food security in the region and in establishing a plan to reduce food losses and waste in the region by 50% within 10 years”. The components of the strategic framework are based on the region’s socio-economic context, gaps in combating FL&W, and availability of resources.
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