TOWARDS DELIVERING SDG 12.3

1st Global Conference of the SFS Programme

Pretoria, 22, June 2017

1/3 OF FOOD LOST OR WASTED795 million people suffer from hunger today

While 671 million people are obese

Manifestation of unsustainablefood systems

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FoodwastebyconsumersindevelopedcountriesequalstheentirefoodproductioninSub-SaharanAfrica.

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“BY 2030, HALVE PER CAPITA GLOBAL FOOD WASTE AT THE RETAIL AND CONSUMER LEVELS AND REDUCE FOOD LOSSES ALONG PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY CHAINS, INCLUDING POST -HARVEST LOSSES.”

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SDG 12.3 CONTRIBUTION

FAO-UN ENVIRONMENT INTERAGENCY UMBRELLA PROGRAMME

Implementation of the 10YFP SFSP core initiative on “Delivering SDG target 12.3 on food loss and waste reduction”:

developing capacities, and promoting awareness and advocacy to stem the problem.

Taking stock of the current state of knowledge and on-going methodological activities;

sharing approaches, promoting harmonization of FLW measurement around SDG 12.3,

strengthening tools developed, addressing knowledge gaps;

Output 1 Local, national, regional and global awareness raising campaignsthat advocate for reducing food loss and waste implemented.

National campaigns (e.g. SAVE FOOD Brazil, Russia, China, Malaysia…)

Educational material developed (piloting in schools)

Publications, newsletters, etc

Think, eat, save campaign

tips for consumers

tips for retailersNew research on

cosmeticstandards

Output 2 Methodologies and tools developed and applied for quantifying food lossand food waste and their environmental impacts; and the identification of solutionsto address food loss and food waste prevention and reduction in food systems/foodvalue chains identified and piloted.

Global Food Loss Index - Official indicator for Target 12.3

FLW Protocol and Standard

Piloting of the Think.Eat.Save Guidance (measure and national plans)

Capacity buildings Panama and Thailand Brazil, South Africa and China

Food Loss Assessment Methodology Implementation of field case studies

Ex-Act value chain tool

Output 3 The global community of practice (CoP) on post-harvest losses and foodwaste, covering a broad range of crops and countries for knowledge exchange andsharing on post-harvest food losses is enhanced and a CoP on food waste is developed

Increasing scope and geographical coverage

Developing e-learning on post-harvest loss reduction

Creation of platforms of discussions by sectors within think, eat, save

AFRICAN CONTEXT

Regional priorities: Malabo Declaration

Support to AU: Development of policies & strategies for national plans on PHL reduction(G20 Technical platform on FLW)

Analysis of field case studies: pilotingsolutions and technologies, generating evidence that feeds into policy frameworks and ag investment plans.

(I)NDCs: SAVE FOOD and the Marrakesh Partnership for Global Climate Action

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Storage Processing(incl. drying,preservation)

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sSource: E. Wieben and A. Morrow, FAO.

THANK YOU!

Emilie Wieben (FAO) and Marina Bortoletti (UN Environment)