In Sweden, Government policy supporting collaborations intended to reduce food waste and production losses has been a great success. In part, due to the specific policy for Global Development (PGD) which supports the creation of platforms for knowledge exchange and multi-sectoral collaboration. This side event will present a number of examples of this policy-led collaboration from the Swedish context relating to the reduction of food waste and production losses throughout the whole food chain, on a global scale.
Side Event at CFS 41
Collaboration-Led Waste Reduction: From Producer to Consumer
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The Swedish Initiative on Food Waste & Losses
Presented as part of the Side Event at CFS 41: "Collaboration-Led Waste Reduction: From Producer to Consumer".
Value Chain Development to Reduce Food Losses
Presented as part of the Side Event at CFS 41: "Collaboration-Led Waste Reduction: From Producer to Consumer".
Food Losses and the Farmer
Presented as part of the Side Event at CFS 41: "Collaboration-Led Waste Reduction: From Producer to Consumer".
Food Losses and Waste in the Context of Sustainable Food Systems: the HLPE report on the way forward to reduce global food losses and waste
One-third of all edible food produced is lost or wasted each year. The UN’s proposed Sustainable Development Goal 12 aims at a 50% reduction in food waste per capita at the retail and consumer...
Agenda
Running order:
- 14.00-14.05 Short introduction SIANI-Madeleine Fogde
- 14.05-14.10 Swedish Government introduction, Mathilda Åberg, Ministry of Rural Affairs, Sweden
- 14.10-14.20 The Swedish Initiative on Food Waste & Losses, Ulrika Francke, Swedish Board of Agriculture
- 14.20-14.30 Value Chain Development to reduce Food Losses, Katarina Eriksso, TetraPak
- 14.30-14.40 Food Losses and the farmer, Maina Kaguru, We effect
- 14.40-14.45 Sida Considerations, Mats Åberg
- 14.45-15.00 Comments from the Audience