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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
Planetary
Reliable Food Access
From Farm to Kitchen : The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste
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
Planetary
Climate-Smart Agriculture
Exploring changing food attitudes to respect planetary boundaries
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
Economic
Circular Economy
The Giant Company Brings Flashfood to More Stores
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
Economic
Responsible Governance
USDA Let Millions of Pounds of Food Rot While Food-Bank Demand Soared
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