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Junior World Food Day: FAO inspires young people with celebrity cooking show

Italian national rugby players, actors, youth activists and celebrity chefs place the spotlight on healthy eating and reduced food waste… 17/10/2025 Rome – Players from Italy’s national rugby team, activists and influencers today joined Italian celebrity chef Alessandro Borghese and global actress Monique Coleman for a celebration of food and creativity on Junior World Food Day, …

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Targeted investments to combat food loss and waste and generate triple wins…

Special event at FAO headquarters marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2025 29/09/2025 Rome – To mark the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today highlighted that reducing food loss and waste generates …

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International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2025!

Global virtual event | Monday, 29 September 2025 | 13:30–15:30 (Rome time)… The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), will mark the sixth observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) on 29 September 2025. …

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Local start-up produces bioplastic from tea waste!

Entrepreneurs Ebru Baripoğlu and Arda Kılınçkını showcased their bioplastic products, made from agricultural, tea and egg waste, at TECHNOFEST Istanbul. Istanbul… Organised under the leadership of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and the T3 Foundation, with Anadolu Agency (AA) as its Global Communication Partner, TECHNOFEST, the world’s largest aviation, …

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Türkiye launches national effort to combat food waste!

The Presidency’s Agriculture and Food Policies Board has launched an initiative to tackle Türkiye’s annual food waste, estimated at 23 million tons and costing the country tens of billions of dollars. According to the Turkish Foundation for Waste Prevention (TİSVA), per capita waste in the country reaches about 102 kilograms each year, with fruits and …

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Regulations have been introduced to prevent egg waste!

In order to prevent egg waste, the existing ‘use-by date’ label for table eggs has been changed to ‘recommended consumption date’. Ankara… The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s ‘Communique on Amendments to the Turkish Food Codex Egg Communique’ has been published in the Official Gazette and entered into force. Accordingly, …

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Food Banking transforms society!

At this year’s Food Banking Summit organised by TIDER with the theme ‘Be a Part of the Fight Against Waste’, a call was made to ‘support the fight against waste’. The common call of the participants was ‘Food banking is not only meeting needs, but also transforming society. With scientific, …

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Waste is a gain and opportunity, not a problem!

Düzce University Agricultural Waste Recycling Application and Research Centre (DÜTAGAM) organised the ‘International Zero Waste Day Panel’ on the occasion of World Zero Waste Day. In the event held at the Cumhuriyet Conference Hall of the University, environmental sustainability, recycling of agricultural wastes and the importance of circular economy were …

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Dr. Filiz Karaosmanoğlu: Let’s not throw it away, let’s reduce the budget and carbon footprint of our table!

The Sustainable Production and Consumption Association (SÜT-D) has drawn attention to the impact of food waste on hunger, budgets and climate change in a statement released as part of the 16th European Waste Reduction Week. With the slogan “Let’s not throw it away, let’s reduce the budget and carbon footprint …

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FAO: 12 trillion dollars in ‘hidden’ agrifood costs!

 In a study updating provisional figures that were published last year, the FAO has said that agrifood systems face “hidden costs” amounting to 12 trillion dollars! The new numbers, released on 8 November, refine estimates that were presented in the 2023 edition of the agency’s annual report “The State of …

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