Sentences with phrase «food loss reduction»

In addition to the U.S. Food Waste Challenge, USDA has unveiled several food loss reduction initiatives over the past few years, including an app to help consumers safely store food and understand food date labels, new guidance to manufacturers on donating misbranded or sub-spec foods, and research on innovative technologies to make reducing food loss and waste cost effective.

We need to ensure that farmers and farmer groups are able to access rural financial packages so that they can invest in food loss reduction.

In fact, almost all of IFAD's investments in value chain development contribute to food loss reduction by improving the overall efficiency of food supply chains.

In total, at least 11 per cent of IFAD expenditure approved since 2013 has been allocated to post-harvest infrastructure and equipment, accompanied by training for farmers, farmer groups and value chain operators on post-harvest techniques and the operation, maintenance and management of equipment to ensure sustainable food loss reduction.

Do join the Community of Practice on Food Loss Reduction registering at: http://www.fao.org/food-loss-reduction/register/en/ and then login to access the on going discussions in this Forum.

In addition is still possible to contribute to a discussion which compares the different business models used worldwide to disseminate solutions for food loss reduction.

has been involved as a private consultant in international horticultural development work since the 1980s, and has been specialising in postharvest technology, food loss reduction and the extension of information on small - scale postharvest handling practices since 1992 as Principal Consultant of the firm Extension Systems International.

Africa - wide Postharvest Food Loss Reduction Conference and Exhibition 28 - 31st March 2017, Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya Theme: Reducing Food Losses and Waste: Sustainable Solutions for Africa

On registration with the CoP on food loss reduction (CoP), prospective members are asked to provide personal information such as a username, country of residence, affiliation and e-mail address.

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One of the two groups of the study also showed that using liquid meal replacements instead of food actually affected more weight loss as well as a greater reduction of the risk indicators of heart disease than the intermittent fasting diet with food.

Investing in efficient, low - cost and sustainable processing technologies, adequate storage and packaging solutions, road infrastructure and market linkages as well as providing training and education to chain actors, including consumers, are among the tried and proven interventions which increase the efficiency of the chain and therefore lead to a reduction in food loss and waste.

The report details a number of notable steps that have happened around the world, including national food loss and waste reduction targets established in the United States and in countries across the European Union and African Union.

Every government, city and business involved with food must set reduction targets, measure food loss and waste in their borders or supply chains, and act to reduce such waste.

FAO's Strategic Objective 4 Enabling more inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems at local, national and international levels includes the Output on Evidence - based food loss and waste reduction programs developed at national, regional and global level.

For more details see the Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste Reduction and Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste.

FAO can coordinate, at global level, the initiatives, activities and projects on food losses waste reduction by partnering with UN agencies, other international organizations, and worldwide stakeholders, including the private sector and civil society.

Set goals A first step is to set food loss and waste reduction goals.

Dr. Bertha John Mjawa is mentioned as the drivers for change towards reduction of food loss, and optimization of agro-food chains to prevent food losses.

The Platform facilitates local, national, and regional level food loss and waste prevention, reduction, and measurement.

Food waste reduction efforts were high on the agenda this week as the Dutch government, the Weizmann Institute of Science and Ocado, continued united efforts to minimise food lFood waste reduction efforts were high on the agenda this week as the Dutch government, the Weizmann Institute of Science and Ocado, continued united efforts to minimise food lfood loss.

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At a Kenya Packaging Seminar in 2014, packaging leaders came together hear about packaging's key contribution to food security & reduction in loss & waste.

So far, measurement of food loss and waste and implementation of food loss and waste reduction strategies has been a resounding success at IKEA.

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A special emphasis will be placed on quantification and measurement of food loss, since the lack of data available around this issue area is a major barrier to understanding what the best approaches for reduction are.

As a food protection ingredient, MicroGARD ® adds to DuPont's robust portfolio of ingredients that support the United Nation's global initiative on food loss and waste reduction.

This has seen reductions in food losses of up to 98 % for over 50,000 farming families.

Reduction of food loss and waste has received increased attention in recent years.

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) recently released a comprehensive report on the state of food loss and waste in Canada, Mexico and the United States developed through the CEC's North American Initiative on Food Waste Reduction and Recovfood loss and waste in Canada, Mexico and the United States developed through the CEC's North American Initiative on Food Waste Reduction and RecovFood Waste Reduction and Recovery.

We also work to support post-harvest loss reduction and to ensure our food goes to help those in need through donations and supporting feeding programs.

Promote the reduction of food loss and waste through policies, guidance and other tools that will strengthen communities and reduce the associated environmental, social, and economic impacts.

FAO collaborates with the public sector, the private sector and civil society to develop and implement food loss and waste prevention and reduction solutions through: i) Advocacy and awareness raising; ii) Collaboration and coordination of world - wide initiatives on food loss and waste reduction; iii) Research to evidence for policy, strategy, legislation and standards development; iv) Support to investment programmes and projects.

A statement released by the group upon its launch states: «Reducing food loss and waste can be a triple win: it can save money for farmers, companies, and households; wasting less can feed more people; and reductions can alleviate pressure on climate, water, and land resources.»

Measurement of food loss is a key component of any reduction intervention.

As an important stride in reaching the 2030 food reduction goal, EPA hosted the Food Recovery Summit Exit where organizations across the food chain, from manufacturers to consumers, met to discuss the key challenges in reducing food loss and wafood reduction goal, EPA hosted the Food Recovery Summit Exit where organizations across the food chain, from manufacturers to consumers, met to discuss the key challenges in reducing food loss and waFood Recovery Summit Exit where organizations across the food chain, from manufacturers to consumers, met to discuss the key challenges in reducing food loss and wafood chain, from manufacturers to consumers, met to discuss the key challenges in reducing food loss and wafood loss and waste.

The meeting, which is held on Lake Geneva, will run under the motto «Private Sector Support for Food Loss and Waste Reduction Projects».

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Gruber et al. (2015) showed that substantial reduction of environmental impacts could be achieved through the reduction of food losses.

The role of packaging in the reduction of food losses and related environmental impacts is elaborated by several studies (e.g., Grant et al. 2015).

Sunny Verghese is co founder and group CEO of commodity trader Olam International Ltd, a member of the Champions 12.3 campaign group advocating for the reduction of food loss and waste.

«With the global launch of Champions 12.3 this year, essential stakeholders worldwide have committed to join efforts in the reduction of Food Losses and Waste.

To achieve radical reductions in food loss and waste, governments and businesses need to act now.

Today, 28 percent of the world's population lives in a country or regional bloc that has set a specific food loss and waste reduction target aligned with SDG Target 12.3.

60 percent of the world's 50 largest food companies (by revenue) participate in programs that have a food loss and waste reduction target.

By taking action on the 2030 food loss and waste reduction goal, the United States can help feed the hungry, save money for families and businesses, and protect the environment.

More than 10 percent of the world's 50 largest food companies now have active food loss and waste reduction programs (the 2018 milestone).

In September 2015, a historic window of opportunity opened to elevate the issue of food loss and waste reduction on the global agenda.

A first step is for countries and companies to set food loss and waste reduction targets.

Given the magnitude of food loss and waste globally, the report recommends nations, cities and businesses in the food supply chain move quickly to set reduction targets, measure progress and take action to reduce food loss and waste.

Governments, companies, research institutions, and international agencies should refine methods for quantifying the economic, environmental, and social benefits of food loss and waste reduction.