Consumer food waste is a major environmental concern, driven not just by an individual’s food choices but by a system that encourages consumers to make decisions that lead to wasted…
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Food retailers are failing to fully disclose their indirect (or Scope 3) food loss and waste (FLW)-based emissions, finds a report by non-profit financial think tank Planet Tracker. This prevents…
The shutdown of the foodservice industry due to coronavirus is creating mountains of food waste from the supplies once destined for restaurants, schools and other outlets. Food waste is already…
How will we feed a human population that will triple in our lifetime without depleting the world’s natural resources? The 2019 Borlaug CAST Communication Award* winner Dr. Frank Mitloehner, a...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have set up a new partnership with the Food Waste…
How can innovation help us feed a growing population sustainably? This is one of the topics on the agenda at the inaugural Food Matters Summit, taking place 19-20 November 2019…
The food industry needs to do more to tackle food loss and waste throughout the farm-to-fork cycle, says The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Director-General Qu Dongyu. Speaking at…
