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HomeTag: Food Waste

Tackling food loss and waste from the farm to the table and beyond

Tackling food loss and waste from the farm to the table and beyond
27 September 2024

Original author: FAO On the occasion of the fifth International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu emphasized...

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European Young Chef Award 2023 announced

European Young Chef Award 2023 announced
14 February 2023

IGCAT has officially announced the 7th edition of the European Young Chef Award that will take place in Hauts-de-France, European Region of...

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UNWTO Gastronomy Tourism Forum highlights talent development and waste reduction

UNWTO Gastronomy Tourism Forum highlights talent development and waste reduction
15 December 2022

‘Gastronomy Tourism for People and Planet: Innovate, Empower and Preserve’ was the theme as national and international experts met in Nara for the...

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Tackling food loss and waste: A triple win opportunity – FAO, UNEP

Tackling food loss and waste: A triple win opportunity – FAO, UNEP
29 September 2022

FAO and UNEP issue call for action on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and waste. Tackling the scourge of food loss and waste...

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FAO launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021

FAO launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
16 December 2020

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today [15 December 2020] launched...

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Food waste prevention is a UN sustainability goal

Food waste prevention is a UN sustainability goal
16 December 2020

IGCAT has started tracking new trends and collecting information from partners across the globe that offer in-depth knowledge, practical...

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Food loss and waste ‘an ethical outrage’, UN chief says on International Day

Food loss and waste ‘an ethical outrage’, UN chief says on International Day
29 September 2020

Last year, the UN General Assembly designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction, recognizing the...

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Food Film Menu 2020: Best Food Film connecting to the United Nations SDGs announced

Food Film Menu 2020: Best Food Film connecting to the United Nations SDGs announced
3 September 2020

The short film Table, Set Yourself from Aarhus-Central Denmark, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2017, has been announced as winner of the...

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Food waste monitoring proven to reduce food waste

Food waste monitoring proven to reduce food waste
16 July 2020

Food Waste Monitoring is proven to reduce food waste by up to 25% in the first 4 weeks! This was one of the exciting messages provided by two...

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Scaling back: graduate invents plastic alternative from fish waste

Scaling back: graduate invents plastic alternative from fish waste
20 September 2019

A bio-plastic made of organic fish waste that would otherwise end up in landfill, with the potential to replace plastic in everyday packaging, has...

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Most people waste more food than they think—here’s how to fix it

Most people waste more food than they think—here’s how to fix it
30 April 2019

Food waste, that scourge that sends more than a third of our food supply to rot and is a major contributor to climate change, seems like it should...

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Michelin-starred chef transforms food waste into fine dining for the disadvantaged in Paris

Michelin-starred chef transforms food waste into fine dining for the disadvantaged in Paris
26 March 2018

Italian chef Massimo Bottura opened his sixth Refettorio community kitchen in Paris last week. The concept? To provide a sumptuous feast to the...

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Minho IN aims to create synergies with other areas that share the same views on competitiveness and economic development.

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