5th FLW Workshop, November 2021, virtual/Italy
The annual series of regional FLW workshops was continued on November 4th, 2021 and dedicated to the respective G20 presidency country - which was Italy in 2021 - and the neighbouring region. The organisation team included FAO Rome (Italy), UN Environment (France), University Bologna (Italy), University Tuscia (Italy), RSC talent (Spain) and Thünen Institute (Germany).
The aim of the workshop was to support the delivery of SDG Target 12.3, halving food waste at retail, food service and household level, and reducing food loss across the supply chain as well as to facilitate the cooperation and network building among Mediterranean countries. Due to the pandemic, the length of the workshop was shortened to a one day virtual meeting.
The topics therefore have to focus on selected issues which have been identified as relevant challenges within the region:
- Food Loss in Primary Production
- Food surplus and waste from tourism activities as well as
- Addressing Food loss and waste in educational campaigns
As the Mediterranean region is characterised by the influence of three continents and corresponding culture, policy, infrastructure, legislation and climate conditions, we invited contributors from all three subregions (Northafrican coast, West Asian coast and Southeuropean coast) to share their valueable knowledge on FLW prevention. The programme followed our strategy to enhance knowledge exchange and structured discussion among our participants in order to support action. Each session consisted of introductory plenary presentations to provide input on the specific session topic followed by group working guided by key questions. A final plenary session was scheduled in order to allow a broader discussion of the interrelation of the three session topics and the context to other levels of the food supply chain and to summarise the results.
Please find here the agenda, the summary and some photos below on this page.
In total, 90 stakeholders from national and local policy makers, universities, private and public research institutions, social welfare organisations, food companies, waste management companies and consultants from 27 different countries joined us and shared their valuable experiences!
The presentations are embedded within the following agenda which can be unfolded by clicking!
November 4th, 2021 | |
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08:30 - 09:00 | Participants online arrival |
09:00 - 09:30 | Welcome address chair: Mr Stefan Lange (Thünen Institute/Germany) Mr Stefan Lange (Research Coordinator of Thünen Institute/Germany) |
09:30 - 11:00 | Session 1: Food losses in primary production chair: Dr Rosa Rolle and Ms Carola Fabi (FAO Rome) .) Food Losses in agricultural businesses – experiences from practice by Ms Sonsoles Jiménez (RSC talent/Spain) questions and answers 3 parallel working groups: |
11:00 - 11:15 | Coffee break |
11:15 - 11:30 | Wrap up of session 1 by working group moderators |
11:30 - 13:00 | Session 2: Food surplus and waste from tourism activities chair: Dr Clara Cicatiello (University Tuscia/Italy) .) Redirecting food surpluses from cruise ships – experiences from the European Food Banks Federation in European Mediterranean countries by Ms Angela Frigo (Secretary General, European Food Banks Federation) questions and answers 3 parallel working groups: |
13:00 - 13:45 | Lunch break |
13:45 - 14:00 | Wrap up of session 2 by working group moderators |
11:30 - 13:00 | Session 3: Addressing Food loss and waste in educational campaigns chair: Dr Claudia Giordano (University of Bologna, Italy) .) Roll out Do Good: Save Food! educational materials in Albania, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Turkey and France by Ms Oksana Sapiga (FAO Europe and Central Asia) & Mr Thomas Candeal (International Food Waste Coalition/Belgium) questions and answers 3 parallel working groups: |
15:30 - 15:45 | Coffee break |
15:45 - 16:00 | Wrap up of session 3 by working group moderators |
16:00 - 16:30 | Session 4: Plenary discussion chair: Ms Carola Fabi (FAO Statistics, Italy) .) Discussing the outcomes of the sessions 1 to 3 in plenary round |
16:30 - 16:45 | Wrap up, family photo and closing remarks |