SAVE Food Initiative to Reduce Wastage and Loss
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and key partners are calling on the private sector to join in the SAVE FOOD initiative, a global effort designed to cut down on food losses and waste. The goal is to reduce the estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of food that is lost or wasted every year.
The Global Initiative on Food Losses and Waste Reduction focuses on new technologies, better practices, coordination, and investments in infrastructure - from food production to consumption to reduce food losses and waste.
"With 900 million hungry people in the world and one trillion dollars at stake, joint action in reducing losses and waste can improve livelihoods, food security, and minimize the environmental impact," said Gavin Wall, Director of FAO's Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division.
The FAO press release is at http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/147427/icode/
This article is part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)
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