Tackling food loss and waste from the farm to the table and beyond

Original author: FAO On the occasion of the fifth International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu emphasized the urgent need to tackle food loss and waste to improve food security, protect the environment, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, over 13% of food is lost after harvest, while 19% […]

Tackling food loss and waste: A triple win opportunity – FAO, UNEP

FAO and UNEP issue call for action on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and waste. Tackling the scourge of food loss and waste represents a triple win opportunity – for the climate, for food security, as well as for the sustainability of our agrifood systems – and cannot be put on the backburner […]