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Tag: food waste

If We Want to Save Earth, We Need to Change How We Eat

If We Want to Save Earth, We Need to Change How We Eat


Decades ago, improved seeds and chemical fertilizers doubled or tripled crop yields and helped save millions from famine. But the pursuit of higher crop yields at all costs is what got us here today.

Posted on November 18, 2019November 18, 2019Categories food loss and wasteTags climate change, food security, food waste, Paris Agreement
Food Waste: A Moral and Technical Failure

Food Waste: A Moral and Technical Failure


FAO’s close review of what we know about food loss offers a reminder that there is no one-size-fits-all solution. For example, cassava, a staple in much of the tropics, perishes much more quickly than potatoes in temperate regions do.

Posted on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019Categories food loss and waste, food security, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Tags FAO, food loss, Food Loss Index, food waste, SDG12.3, SOFA 2019
Data Is Everything When It Comes to Food Loss and Waste

Data Is Everything When It Comes to Food Loss and Waste


The lack of data has been a major cause for inaction. Without knowing how much food is lost where, we can’t know which interventions would be effective.

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019Categories food loss and waste, food security, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Tags food loss, food waste, SDG123, SOFA2019, Zero Hunger
Initiative: Reducing Food Loss and Waste

Initiative: Reducing Food Loss and Waste


Our lack of knowledge of the magnitude of food loss and waste is a major barrier to addressing the problem. Estimates of global figures vary from 27% (1 billion tonnes) to 32% (1.3 billion tonnes) of all food produced in the world.

Posted on December 1, 2017October 9, 2019Categories food loss and waste, food security, G20Tags food loss, food waste, sustainable food system

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