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Food Waste

Nutrition
Planetary
Circular Economy

How are food manufacturers tackling waste management?

FOOD Manufacture | 2022

Highlights initiatives done by food manufacturers to minimize waste, improve production, and address environmental sustainability through technology…

3 - Advanced | 15 minutes

Nutrition
Planetary
Reliable Food Access

Driven to Waste : Global Food Loss on Farms

WWF Food | 2021

Organization suggests solution for food waste should be intervened at a farm stage on a multi-sectoral scale…

1 - Beginner | Half day

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 2021

The report details the environmental impacts of food waste in the United States and uses these to…

2 - Intermediate | Multiple days

Planetary
Resilient Agroecological Practices

Food Loss and Waste and the Linkage to Global Ecosystems

Food and Agriculture Organization | 2017

Education resource that discusses the importance of addressing food loss and waste due to its detrimental environmental…

1 - Beginner | 15 minutes

JRC Publications Repository | 2022

Healthier, more sustainable and more equitable food systems have a key role to deliver progress on all…

3 - Advanced | Half day

Economic
Circular Economy

Food Loss Database

FAO | 2019

A collection of data on both food loss and food waste and causes reported throughout the literature,…

2 - Intermediate | 1 hour

Economic
Circular Economy

Make #NotWasting a Way of Life

FAO, Food Tank, World Food Programme and more | 2016

Infographic that shares key statistics around food lost and food waste through global production and consumption, as…

2 - Intermediate | 10 minutes

Super Market News | 2020

The Giant Company allowed customers to purchase fresh food at a reduced price which reduced the amount…

1 - Beginner | 3 minutes

Politico | 2020

News article discussing the Agriculture Department’s slow response to the farm crisis caused by coronavirus.

1 - Beginner | 10 minutes

Economic
Circular Economy

Global Food Losses and Food Waste

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | 2011

UN FAO White Paper discussing food loss and waste occurring along the entire food chain, makes assessments…

3 - Advanced | 1 hour