Category: English
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PA26-FoodWasteAustria_EN
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Globally, ≈ 1/3 of food is wasted – 14 % from harvest to retail (worth ≈USD 400 billion), 17 % at the retail and consumer levels. Fruits and vegetables have the highest share (32 %), followed by animal products (≈ 13 %).
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PA25-Dissemination_EN
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One opportunity for dissemination in a larger group was given at a theme day about “Preparedness and food security” at Hälsingland education association, Söderhamn on 11th of April 2024
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PA24-EvaluationLosses_EN
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Within the ToNoWaste project’s evaluation of agricultural outputs in the Comunitat Valenciana, a specific action focuses on assessing losses in orange production, in collaboration with COPOBLA, targeting six phases from data collection to implementing loss reduction strategies, identifying causes like quality standards,
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PA23-QualitityStandards_EN
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The EU’s COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2021/1890 sets minimum quality conditions, termed as Class II, for marketing citrus fruits, allowing certain defects like shape, color, and skin imperfections as long as they don’t affect the fruit’s essential quality, keeping quality, or presentation.
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PA22-ManagementHortofruit_EN
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The management of hortofruit centers focuses on conditioning fresh agricultural products, particularly citrus, where operations like treatment, refrigeration, and inventory control significantly impact fruit quality and potential losses, necessitating effective stock management to minimize degradation and ensure optimal supply for commercial orders.
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PA21-ZeroWasteCooking_EN
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Caritas Vienna hosted a Zero Waste Cooking event at Viktor-Adler market, collaborating with Caritas food bank Le+O, where participants used diverse leftover food to prepare meals, fostering community engagement, sustainability, and offering insights into sustainable cooking as part of the ToNoWaste project.
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PA20-MontpellierVisit_EN
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The ToNoWaste València pilot team visited Montpellier to study its food waste reduction strategies, collaborating with local organizations like Cuinatur, CIRAD, Universitat Jaume I, and others, exploring innovative food quality improvement processes, engaging with experts from the UNESCO Chair “Alimentations du Monde”
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PA19-HalandriInformation_EN
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The Municipality of Halandri aims to reduce food waste by adopting UN 12.3 strategic goals, founding a Food Loss and Waste Prevention Unit, and conducting research across nurseries, restaurants, retail stores, and households to identify key waste generation points and implement targeted
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PA18-Farm2Shop2Kitchen_EN
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The ToNoWaste project aims to reduce food waste by improving networking between farmers and processing companies to directly convey surplus or unsold goods to commercial kitchens, exemplified by a planned cooperation between an organic food store and a school kitchen in Graz,
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PA17-DelphiStudy_EN
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The ToNoWaste project’s Delphi study involved food system experts from four countries, identifying key solutions for food waste reduction and sustainability, with a focus on food redistribution, education, regional platforms, date information access, and food waste recycling, aligning with public concerns highlighted