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Reducing Food Losses and Waste in Asian Countries for Improved Food Security and Agri-food Chain Efficiency
The document discusses the Save Food Asia-Pacific campaign, which aims to reduce food losses and waste in Asian countries to enhance food security and improve the efficiency of the agri-food chain. Launched in 2013, the initiative promotes partnerships, raises awareness, and provides education to address the issues of food waste, particularly in countries like Mongolia and Thailand, while advocating for support in SAARC and ASEAN nations. Various strategies, including capacity building and innovative supply chain improvements, are outlined to tackle the challenges faced in reducing post-harvest losses.
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- 1. Reducing Food Lossesand Waste Reducing Food Losses and Waste in Asian Countries for Improved Food Security and Agri-food Chain Efficiency Rosa S. Rolle, Ph.D Senior Agro-Industries and Post-harvest Officer FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Rosa.Rolle@fao.org
- 2. Save Food Asia-PacificCampaign – Raise awareness and draw attention to the high levels of food losses and the growing problem of food waste across Asia and the Pacific Region. – Promote partnerships, and advocate for strategic approaches and actions to reduce food losses and waste and increase sustainable consumption in the region. – Launched on 28 August 2013 during a High Level Multi-stakeholder Consultation, convened in Bangkok. A Regional Campaign that seeks to:
- 3. “With the SaveFood Asia- Pacific Campaign, we pledge to work together and create regional and national multi-stakeholder networks toward reducing food losses along the supply chain and fight the growing problem of food waste.”
- 4. Awareness Raising andAdvocacy – Development of Save Food Networks: • National • A Regional – Education and awareness in schools and universities – Public service announcements – Development and distribution of promotional materials in local languages across the region.
- 6. Countries • Launched inMongolia, Thailand • To be launched in: – SAARC countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) – ASEAN countries - Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam, Singapore, Laos
- 7. Wa Modern and TraditionalSupply Chains Operate in Parallel Across the Region Farmer Groups Supermarkets Institutions Food Service Sector Export Farmers Collectors Wholesalers Retailers and Street Vendors Mass Market Higher Income Consumers Contracts L O S S E S W A S T E Waste
- 8. Fresh Produce onDisplay in Supermarkets and in Wet Markets
- 9. Reasons Why ConsumersWaste Vegetables Case of the Philippines 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Forgot to eatPoor qualityForgot to cookOver bought Others Forgot to eatPoor qualityForgot to cookOver bought Others Wet market shoppers Supermarket shoppers Respondents(%) Cabbage Pechay Eggplant Squash Carrot Tomato Onion Potato Bitter gourd Lack of meal planning? Wet market shoppers Supermarket shoppers
- 10. A Majority ofConsumers Waste Less than 5 % of Their Vegetable Purchases Case of the Philippines 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Less than 5% 5-10% 11-20% More than 20% Less than 5% 5-10% 11-20% More than 20% Wet market shoppers Supermarket shoppers Respondents(%) Cabbage Pechay Eggplant Squash Tomato Onion Potato Carrot Bitter gourd String beans
- 11. Consumer Attitudes TowardFruit and Vegetable Waste Case of the Philippines 0 10 20 30 40 50 Wet market buyers Supermarket buyers Respondents(%) Not at all Only a little Fairly bothered Moderately bothered Too much botheres Source – FAO-RAP Study, 2013
- 12. CAPACITY BUILDING TOREDUCE POST- HARVEST LOSS IN GMS COUNTRIES FUNDED UNDER THE FAO TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME (TCP)
- 13. Methodology • Stakeholder sensitizationand surveys • Market surveys • Training of trainers • Pilot demonstrations • Documentation of results • Dissemination of results • Consolidation of feedback • Policy recommendations for Governments
- 14. Traditional System ImprovementsIntroduced Papaya Supply Chain - Laos
- 15. Commonly Used TransportSystem for Papayas
- 17. 60 % LossReduction with Improved Packaging
- 18. Traditional Tomato Supply Chain- Cambodia
- 19. Improvements Introduced 85 %loss reduction with the introduction of plastic crates
- 20. Banana Supply Chain– Viet Nam Traditional Improved
- 21. 48 % LossReduction with Improved Handling and Packaging Practice
- 22. Issues • No rewardfor quality in mass markets. • Access to finance to procure crates. • Proper management and maintenance of plastic crates. • Widespread adoption of improved practice will hinge greatly on an improved enabling environment – policy brief under development.
- 23. Requirement (Billion USD) % Primary cropproduction 1,684 57 Downstream support services • Cold and dry storage • Rural and wholesale markets • First stage processing 1266 305 280 682 42.9 24 22.2 58.8 Cumulative Investment Requirements for East Asia - 2005/07 to 20501 1Source: Capital Requirements for Agriculture in Developing Countries to 2050. FAO Rome (2009) (All numbers are in 2009 US$ values) Thank you www.savefood.net