Reducing Food Loss in Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda - RBA GLO 001 SWI
Many smallholder farmers rely on grains and pulses as their staple food. Although production and post-harvest systems are undergoing constant improvement, some of the highest levels of food losses take place at farm level, thereby contributing to high food prices and removing part of the food supply from markets. With a shared motivation to reduce food losses in general, and post-harvest losses (PHL) in particular, the Rome-based agencies (FAO, IFAD and WFP) joined forces to strengthen capacities of stakeholders at different levels and develop a market-oriented approach to address inefficiencies in grain supply chains that result in food losses in food deficit areas. By facilitating linkages and information sharing through a global Community of Practice (CoP) on food loss reduction, developed within the SAVE FOOD global initiative, the project raised awareness and identified and disseminated solutions and strategies to reduce food losses.
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| Format: | Document biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FAO ;
2018
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/I9629EN http://www.fao.org/3/I9629EN/i9629en.pdf |
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| Summary: | Many smallholder farmers rely on grains and pulses as their staple food. Although production and post-harvest systems are undergoing constant improvement, some of the highest levels of food losses take place at farm level, thereby contributing to high food prices and removing part of the food supply from markets. With a shared motivation to reduce food losses in general, and post-harvest losses (PHL) in particular, the Rome-based agencies (FAO, IFAD and WFP) joined forces to strengthen capacities of stakeholders at different levels and develop a market-oriented approach to address inefficiencies in grain supply chains that result in food losses in food deficit areas. By facilitating linkages and information sharing through a global Community of Practice (CoP) on food loss reduction, developed within the SAVE FOOD global initiative, the project raised awareness and identified and disseminated solutions and strategies to reduce food losses. |
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