Transcript of Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste reduction Working Group on Food Losses, FAO.
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- Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste reduction Working
Group on Food Losses, FAO
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- Introduction 1 / 3 Global Food Losses and Food Waste 1.3
billion ton ( 1 300 000 000 000 kg )
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- Introduction Inter-divisional Working Group on Food Losses
Rural Infrastructure & Agro-Industries (AGS) Nutrition and
Consumer Protection (AGN) Plant Production and Protection (AGP)
Animal Production and Health (AGA) Fisheries and Aquaculture
Products, Trade & Marketing (FIPM) Fisheries and Aquaculture
Department
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- Contents 1.Extent of food losses and waste 2.Causes and
prevention of food losses and waste 3.Global Initiative on Food
Losses and Waste Reduction SAVE FOOD
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- Extent of food losses and waste CEREALS
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- Extent of food losses and waste FRUITS & VEGETABLES
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- Extent of food losses and waste PER CAPITA
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- Causes and Prevention of food losses and waste In
industrialized countries food gets lost when production exceeds
demand. Prevention: Communication and cooperation between
farmers.
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- Causes and Prevention of food losses and waste High appearance
quality standards from supermarkets for fresh products lead to food
waste. Prevention:- Consumer surveys by supermarkets. - Sales
closer to consumers.
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- Causes and Prevention of food losses and waste Disposing is
cheaper than using or re-using attitude in industrialized countries
leads to food waste. Prevention: develop markets for sub-standard
products.
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- Causes and Prevention of food losses and waste Abundance and
consumer attitudes lead to high food waste in industrialized
countries. Prevention: Public awareness.
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- Causes and Prevention of food losses and waste In developing
countries food gets lost due to: - Poor production planning -
Production problems - Premature harvesting Prevention: - Organizing
small farmers - Diversifying and upscaling production and marketing
In general: - Improving the effeciency of the food supply
chains
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- Causes and Prevention of food losses and waste Poor storage
facilities, packaging and lack of infrastructure cause postharvest
food losses in developing countries. Prevention: investment in
infrastructure, packaging and transportation.
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- Causes and Prevention of food losses and waste Unsafe food is
not fit for human consumption and therefore is wasted. Prevention:
develop knowledge and capacity of food chain operators to apply
safe food handling practices.
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- Causes and Prevention of food losses and waste Lack of
processing facilities causes high food losses in developing
countries. Prevention:- improve investment climate for
agro-industry - develop contract farming linkages between
processors and farmer
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- Causes and Prevention of food losses and waste -Large
quantities on display and a wide range of products/ brands in
supply lead to food waste in industrialized countries. -Inadequate
market systems cause high food losses in developing countries.
Prevention: Marketing cooperatives and improved market
facilities.
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- A new strategy for food loss reduction The impacts of food
losses and waste are multi-faceted. - Food security - Nutrition,
Food quality and safety - Economics and Distribution -
Environment
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- A new strategy for food loss reduction Strategies for reducing
food losses are being adjusted. Reasons: - growing influence of
private sector led enterprises - global market integration -
urbanization - growing south-south food trade - lengthening of food
chains.
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- A new strategy for food loss reduction Supply chain approach -
Viable business case Sustainability of food supply chains
Feasibility / effectiveness of interventions: - technically -
economically - nutritionally, food security-wise - environmentally
- socially and culturally NEED FOR PARTNERSHIP !!
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- Global Initiative on Food Losses and Waste Reduction SAVE FOOD
THE KNOWLEDGE GAP ? ? Impact and feasibility of solutions
Beneficial effect of food loss reduction Magnitude of food losses
in food supply chains Impact and feasibility of solutions
Beneficial effect of food loss reduction Impact and feasibility of
solutions Importance of different causes Causes of food losses in
food supply chains
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- Global Initiative on Food Losses and Waste Reduction SAVE FOOD
1 The effect of food waste and losses on food prices 2 Quantifying
the causes and analysing the solutions to reduce losses, - a food
supply chain approach, on a regional basis 3 The relationship
between food products date marking and food waste 4 Raising
awareness on food losses and waste - a world-wide media campaign 5
Regional Save Food Congresses PROGRAMME 2012-13
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- Global Initiative on Food Losses and Waste Reduction SAVE FOOD
PARTNERSHIPS Interpack/ Messe Dsseldorf Consortium of companies and
institutions in the food packaging industry FAO / Save Food
welcomes partners to join the initiative www.save-food.org
www.fao.org/save-food
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- Internal Collaboration and Partnerships INTERESTED PARTNERS/
PARTIES International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
World Food Programme (WFP) African Development Bank (AfDB) African
Postharvest Losses Information System - APHLIS (Natural Resources
Institute, EU Joint Research Centre) Donor countries Germany,
Switzerland, Norway International Trade Centre (ITC) AndinaPack
South America BBC World Service Wageningen University &
Research Centre (WUR) European Packaging Summit (World Trade Group)
Sustainable Packaging Coalition (GreenBlue) Rio+20 Climate
Conference World Water Forum / World Water Week (SIWI) Global
FoodBanking Network
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- Thank you