Food waste reduction meeting was held in Ankara

MELTEM GÜNEŞ Ankara - Representatives of the Presidential Agriculture and Food Policies Board, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, the Turkish Statistical Institute, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the Ministry of National Education attended the meeting hosted by the General Directorate of Food and Control.

Chain from farm to table

At the meeting, the current situation regarding food loss and waste was evaluated, reducing food waste, using resources more effectively and efficiently, and studies that could be carried out in this field were discussed. It was emphasized that waste should be considered not only as a problem of the table but also of the whole chain extending from field to table, and that models should be developed to reduce loss at every stage, from production planning to logistics, from storage to sales and consumer behavior. The focus was on increasing consumer awareness campaigns, ensuring the participation of students and schools in social responsibility projects, and disseminating projects that combine measurement, awareness, training, digital tracking and local practices, and Food Banking. Attention was also drawn to the importance of strengthening inter-institutional cooperation and coordination to reduce food loss.

60 percent of waste is at home