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Book (stand-alone)Expert Consultation Meeting on the Status and Challenges of the Cold Chain for Food Handling in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
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2012Also available in:
No results found.Our region is food insecure and a net importer of foods. It produces much less food than it requires due to many factors, such as limited arable land and shortage of water resources, and below world average agricultural productivity in many cases. In addition, the region suffers from excessive food losses and wastes. FAO estimated recently that food losses and waste in the world amounts to about 1.3 billion metric tons, and we estimate that our region’s share of these losses and wastes is very s ignificant. Therefore, in addition to improving food productivity, it is vital to explore every possible means to reduce food losses and wastes throughout the distribution systems. Such efforts will increase food availability, wholesomeness and safety, reduce the food shortage, and achieve food security in our region. Therefore, the establishment of adequate cold chain infrastructure and adequate application and management is essential to assure food security. The costs of establishing an adequa te cold chain industry, both economic and environmental, can be more than offset by the economic and environmental benefits of maintaining adequate quantities and quality of food. -
DocumentSpecial event of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum - Food Loss and Waste reduction: how can we better integrate science and innovation in our actions?
19 October 2022, 11:00 - 12:45
2022Also available in:
No results found.Significant levels of food loss and waste (FLW) occur in the food supply chain from production to consumption. Globally, up to 14 percent of food produced for human consumption is lost from harvest up to but excluding retail, while 17 percent is wasted at the retail and consumer stages. FLW have negative impacts on food security and nutrition, occurring within a context where some 828 million people in the world are undernourished and 3.1 billion cannot afford a healthy diet. FLW contribute significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to environmental pollution, degradation of natural ecosystems and biodiversity loss, and represent a waste of the resources used in food production, such as energy, water and land. Reducing FLW helps address the challenge of promoting economic prosperity and sustainably feeding a world population projected to reach almost 10 billion in 2050, without accentuating pressure on the environment and the natural resources underpinning the agri-food system. Science and context-specific innovations are critical to catalyse, support and accelerate the transformation of agri-food systems to improve their efficiency, sustainability, inclusiveness and resilience, thereby leading to FLW reduction and contributing to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Innovations in this context include innovations in the policy, regulatory and institutional framework, as well as innovations in technologies, social and market relationships, finance products and business models that contribute to reducing FLW in a sustainable way (economically, socially and environmentally). On the other hand, science generates new insights and the basis for these innovations, while also serving to identify targets and actions for pathways towards reaching those targets. We need to capitalize on scientific and technological advancements to transform agri-food systems to be more efficient, resilient, sustainable and inclusive, leaving no one behind. Organized within the framework of FAO Science & Innovation Forum 2022, this event will gather perspectives and experiences from stakeholders from different parts of the world regarding applying science and leveraging innovation to sustainably reduce food loss and waste (FLW). The event will also discuss possible response options and make concrete recommendations to achieve lower levels of FLW at scale within a sustainable agri-food systems context. -
ProjectCritical Support to the Cold Wave and Locust Emergencies in Pakistan - TCP/PAK/3801 2023
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No results found.Pakistan is prone to multiple natural hazards, including floods, droughts, earthquakes, landslides, snowfall, avalanches and cyclones Beginning in January 2020 unprecedented heavy snowfall and rain coupled with avalanches adversely affected livelihoods in many districts of Balochistan and Pakistan Administered Kashmir In Balochistan the Provincial Disaster Management Authority ( declared eleven districts of the province calamity hit In Pakistan Administered Kashmir, three districts were identified as the worst affected by the state government According to the National Disaster Management Authority ( 1 300 houses, mostly located in Balochistan 1 062 were damaged in snow/rainfall spells and 107 people died, with smallholder farmers the hardest hit Balochistan is home to 50 percent of Pakistan’s small ruminant population, with a high concentration of livestock in some of the affected districts As a result of the cold wave, an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the livestock population lacked feed and fodder, and animal health support Standing seasonal Rabi crops were also severely affected, with serious repercussions for the food security of the vulnerable population Because of the unavailability of financial and technical resources, the assistance provided by the government authorities was limited and a request was made to FAO to provide the affected population with fodder, medical treatment and crop inputs for the upcoming cropping season FAO technical assistance was also requested to build capacity at federal, provincial and district levels to eliminate Desert Locust, following the worst outbreak in over 25 years and the declaration of a national emergency in January 2020 The original project had three outputs aimed at safeguarding livelihoods and protecting the food security and nutrition of the most vulnerable farming households Output 1 would target the cold wave emergency in the worst affected districts of Kila Saifullah Balochistan and Neelum (Pakistan Administered Kashmir Output 2 would enhance coordination among FAO, the World Food Programme and the Food Security and Agriculture Working Group ( co led by the NDMA and PDMAs, while Output 3 would build the capacity of the departments of plant protection and agriculture to manage Desert Locust outbreaks.
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