Food Waste and Losses

This year we celebrate the first ever observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. It also comes during the global COVID-19 pandemic, that has brought about a global wake-up on the need to transform and rebalance the way our food is produced and consumed. Reducing …

Press release… Ankara – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Deputy Representative Dr. Ayşegül Selışık participated in the “Mid-Day” program presented by Ahu Orakçıoğlu, broadcast on Ekotürk TV and evaluated the global hunger and the effects of COVID-19 on the food and agriculture sector in the light …

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today unveiled a comprehensive platform to help the global community step up action to reduce food loss and waste as the UN agency and partners call for increased efforts and gear up for the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss …

FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey held a special session with the Union of the Municipalities of Turkey… Ankara Turkey – FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey organized a special session today with the Union of the Municipalities of Turkey as the part …

08 July 2020, Ankara, Turkey  – FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey organized a special session today with the Union of the Municipalities of Turkey (TBB) as the part of the joint SAVE YOUR FOOD campaign. Launched in May, the Campaign released Turkey’s first National Strategy and Action Plan on the Prevention …

Ankara – Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar said that struggle with waste should start in the field and the waste took place during the production process is as much important as that of consumption stage. In his statement, Bayraktar noted that the food waste reaches to …

TESK President Palandöken; 7 million breads daily wasted! Stating that 7 million breads are wasted every day, Turkey Tradesmen and Artisans’ Confederation (TESK) President Bendevi Palandöken said, “Thus 3 billion liras go to waste in a year too. That’s why we need to get bread so as we can eat …

Food banks across our network have had to adapt their models for food collection and distribution, as many of the direct lines to communities have been shut-down due to COVID-19. According to a recent survey of 47 food banks in our network, 94 percent are reporting an urgent need for …

Press release… In a new international digital event, organized by Barilla Food and Nutrition Foundation (BCFN), representatives of agriculture and food industry and academicians brought together. In the webinar titled “After COVID-19: Time to Correct the Global Food System”, the effects of coronavirus epidemic on agriculture and food industry and …

TIARCENTER, an analytical centre, launched the 1M TONNE project, aimed to develop food sharing in Russia and thereby decrease food waste by 1 million tons per year. To date, just about 7 thousand tons of surplus food is redistributed annually. 1M TONNE is an online platform, aggregating information on the existing food-sharing …