1.3
billion tonnes of food lost or wasted according to the Food and
Agriculture Organization
“It is
estimated that roughly 30 percent of global food production, that is
40-50 percent of root crops, fruits and vegetables, 20 percent of
oilseeds, meat and dairy products and 35 per cent of fish, is either
lost or wasted. This amounts to some 1.3 billion tonnes - or enough
food to feed 2 billion people.”
“IFAD
Vice-President Michel Mordasini highlighted the importance of farmers
in reducing food losses noting how food losses remain 'unacceptably
high and greatly impact smallholder farmers who are most
vulnerable'".
“'The
available technical solutions still have to be made accessible and
affordable to those farming communities. I am therefore encouraged by
the fact that the Global Community of Practice on Food Losses will
engage with and tap into the knowledge of farmers and practitioners,
as well as researchers, development agencies and policymakers,'
Mordasini said.”
“WFP
Assistant Executive Director, Ramiro Lopes da Silva, welcomed the
launch of the new platform and noted how WFP's own Post-Harvest Loss
Reduction initiative currently reaches 16,000 smallholder farm
families in Uganda, with the aim of reducing post-harvest losses by
70 percent amongst participating smallholder farmers.”
"'Through
the CoP, we look forward to sharing these experiences and best
practices with other organizations involved in similar efforts',
Lopes da Silva said.”
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