Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste reduction

Working Group on Food Losses, FAO

Introduction
Global Food Losses and Food Waste

1.3 billion ton ( 1 300 000 000 000 kg )

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Introduction

Robert van Otterdijk Food technologist FAO Agro-industry Officer Team Leader Save Food. Rural infrastructure & Agro-industries Division (AGS)

Extent of food losses and waste

PER CAPITA

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

Some examples

A new strategy for food loss reduction

Household level processing of tomatoes

Packaged in 2nd hand bottles Technology-driven solution No market for the product

A new strategy for food loss reduction

Cassava milling into flour Manually: - laborious - low quality and losses

Despite free availability of hammermill, women preferred manual pounding Solution was socially not accepted

Global Initiative on Food Losses and Waste Reduction SAVE FOOD

THE KNOWLEDGE GAP

Magnitude of food losses in food supply chains Causes of food losses in food supply chains Importance of different causes Impact and feasibility of solutions Beneficial effect of food loss reduction

Global Initiative on Food Losses and Waste Reduction SAVE FOOD

Save Food is a Partnership between Interpack/ Messe Dsseldorf and FAO

FAO / Save Food welcomes partners to join the initiative www.fao.org/save-food www.save-food.org

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PROGRAMME 2012-13
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The effect of food waste and losses on food prices Quantifying the causes and analysing the solutions to reduce losses, - a food supply chain approach, on a regional basis The relationship between food products date marking and food waste Raising awareness on food losses and waste - a world-wide media campaign Regional Save Food Congresses

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Methodology for the Case Studies in the Field 1
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Selection of countries and subsectors Existing and on-going programmes Collaboration with partners
Selected so far in Asia: Myanmar: mango, milk, fish Vietnam: rice, banana, porc India: rice, beans, milk, fish Thailand: rice, mango, aquaculture fish

Selected so far in Africa: Kenya (maize, banana, dairy, fish) Uganda (maize, banana, dairy, fish) Cameroon (rice, cassava, poultry, fish) Kenya (rice, onion, groundnut, fish)

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Methodology for the Case Studies in the Field 2
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Identification of Consultants Subsector Specialist, actor in the food supply chain Agricultural Economist

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Selection of Food Supply Chains

Based on smallholder producers Significant scale of food production Preferably including agro-processing and urban market

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Methodology for the Case Studies in the Field 4 Uniform Methodology Preliminary Screening of Food Losses (Screening). Survey Food Loss Assessment (Survey). Load Tracking and Sampling Assessment (Sampling). Monitoring and Solution Finding (Synthesis).

SAVE FOOD Study to a Food Loss Reduction Plan

Methodology for the Case Studies in the Field

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Methodology for the Case Studies in the Field 4-1 Screening Review of secondary data and key-informant (expert) interviews Selection of Food Supply Chains Characterization of food losses in selected FSC Critical Loss Points Planning the Survey and Sampling methods

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Methodology for the Case Studies in the Field 4-2 Survey Observations Semi-structured interviews Key-informant interview Validation and reporting

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Methodology for the Case Studies in the Field 4-3 Sampling Screening and Survey report and data Setting the objective Choosing the load Unit of measurement or Experimental unit Sampling Tracking - Replication Measurements and results Analysis and cause finding

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Methodology for the Case Studies in the Field 4-4 Synthesis Monitoring mechanism for food losses Investment programme to reduce food losses Food Loss Reduction Strategy

Thank you