"www.fao.org/about/meetings/sustainable-food-systems-nutrition-symposium The International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition was jointly held by FAO and WHO in December 2016 to explore policies and programme options for shaping the food systems in ways that deliver foods for a healthy diet, focusing on concrete country experiences and challenges. This Symposium waas the first large-scale contribution under the UN Decade of Action for Nutrition 2016-2025. This presentation was part of Parallel session 1.3: Leveraging market opportunities for promoting healthy diets"

2. SUCCESSFUL REDUCTION OF FOOD
WASTE ALONG THE FOOD VALUE CHAIN
The success story of the Italian Food Banks

3. Since 1967 Food Banks have facilitated the access to food for
the most deprived and given a contribution to the
sustainability of food systems and the food environment at
community level.
In 2015 over 1,200 Food
Banks in 60 countries
worldwide supported
120,000 CSOs that assisted
almost 60 million deprived
people.

4. THE ITALIAN FOOD BANKS
A bridge between the food supply chain and CSOs dealing
with food aid.
To facilitate the most deprived to have access to food and
to prevent safe and nutritious food from becoming waste.

6. The daily activity of Food Banks
originates a virtuous circle involving many
stakeholders: public authorities, food supply chain,
CSOs, volunteers, and citizens
and
generates a socio-economic and environmental benefit
to the advantage of the most deprived people
and the common good of the community.

7. All the food business operators of the food supply
chain, including Food Banks, contribute to a global
nutrition sensitive food system.
Recovery and redistribution of safe and nutrition food
for direct human consumption is already possible
worldwide.
This model can enable local food environments and is
adaptable to community contexts worldwide.
Resources available at: FAO-IFPRI Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste

8. TO ENSURE ACCESS TO
FOOD
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EVERYONE CAN DO
SOMETHING
BY THE MOST
DEPRIVED...
AND YOU TOO!