Food Waste and Losses

A message from Lisa Moon, President and CEO of GFN… Dear Partner,I’m going to begin with a sobering reality. Around the world, approximately 768 million people are chronically undernourished, nearly one in three people (2.37 billion) are facing moderate to severe food insecurity and three billion people cannot afford healthy …

Experts, who came together with the ‘2021 International Year of Fruits and Vegetables’ First Half Evaluation Meeting, said that nearly 50 percent of fruits and vegetables in developed countries are lost during the harvest and consumption process. Organized in cooperation with Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB), Antalya Agriculture Council (ATAK), Antalya …

12 July 2021, Rome – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said today – much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. While the pandemic’s impact has yet to be fully mapped, a multi-agency report estimates that around a tenth of the …

Food waste cheese from Them Andelsmejeri, which is “skewed on weight”, is now being launched in selected REMA 1000 stores in collaboration with the consumer movement Stop Food Waste… Now cheeses can weigh too little or too much. At least in relation to the normal purchasing agreement between Them Andelsmejeri and …

Press release… In Turkey, FAO, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and Metro Turkey have joined forces to tackle food waste in the food and hospitality sector… 2 July 2021, Ankara  – Reducing food waste is one of the major global challenges of our time. In Turkey alone, 19 million tonnes …

Meeting in Italy adopts declaration on food security, nutrition, food systems… MATERA, Italy The foreign ministers of G20 countries voiced deep concern over food insecurity in the world, according to a declaration released after a meeting in Italy on Tuesday. “We express deep concern for the state of food insecurity …

Press release… WASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new resources to inform consumers on how to reduce food waste during the July Fourth holiday and beyond.According to USDA research, the average family of four wastes nearly $1,500 worth of food each year. And the …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) Coordinator and Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association Chairman of the Board Birol Celep said, “We believe that we should lead the way to show the whole world that the Aegean Region is a sustainable production centre. We, as Aegean Exporters’ Associations, which …

Senior FAO official in Turkey says number of people affected by hunger could surpass 840M by 2030… ANKARA… High rates of malnutrition can lead to a loss in gross domestic product (GDP) of as much as 4%-5%, according to an assistant representative in Turkey for the United Nations Food and …

Too Good To Go, which enables the food to go to the trash can at a cheaper price, received an investment of 31.1 million dollars in the investment tour led by blisce /. The social enterprise Too Good To Go, which allows customers to connect with restaurants and markets so …