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Mission I Projects I Successes
Together against food waste and loss: SAVE FOOD. SAVE FOOD is a joint initiative of the
Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO), the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),
Messe Düsseldorf, and interpack, the
leading global trade fair for packaging
and processes. Our goal is to fight global
food waste and loss. Through a global
alliance of all stakeholders.
Dear Readers,
Just imagine that global food loss and waste
were a country. It would have a surface area larger
than my own homeland, China. Its fields and
meadows would be producing food that nobody
would eat. It would be the largest user of water
for irrigation and the third-largest generator of
greenhouse gases. It would be a country unfit
for human habitation. This example shows how
important it is – and indeed vital to our survival –
to fight food waste and loss.
The FAO has joined forces with UNEP, Messe
Düsseldorf and interpack to form SAVE FOOD
in order to take concrete steps to address this
problem – by involving and networking with as
many actors as possible in all areas of business
and civil society. It is this all-embracing approach
that makes SAVE FOOD so special.
This brochure explains the mission of SAVE FOOD
and the activities it undertakes. But it is also an
appeal to everyone to do more within their sphere
of influence.
The initiative already has more than 300 members:
driving forces from all important business sectors,
institutions and organizations. But we need many
more like-minded actors to join us in our efforts –
so that the country I just told you about will shrink,
until it disappears completely off the map. That
must be the goal we all strive for.
Yours most sincerely
Dr. Ren Wang, Assistant Director-General, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department (AGD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Editorial 03
View a video clip of Ren Wang’s speech delivered at the SAVE FOOD Congress 2014.
One third of all food is either wasted or lost – an
amount that would be enough to meet global food
needs. Together with our members from industry,
politics and civil society, SAVE FOOD aims to drive
innovations, promote interdisciplinary
dialogue and spark off debates in
order to generate solutions,
across the entire value
chain “from field to
fork”. By involving all
actors. And on a
broad front.
In concrete terms,
this means:
- Correcting the
policy framework.
We call on the global
community to meet its
millennium goals. Eradicating
hunger is among the top priorities here.
- Optimizing agricultural practices. We urgently
advocate more sustainability, new methods for
efficient crop cultivation and harvesting, and
fighting losses through conservation of resources.
- Shaping food production more sensibly. We
appeal to enterprises to steer demand and con-
sumer behaviour better and to choose more
sustainable production methods.
- Promoting packaging and process technology.
We call for smart and sustainable production and
packaging concepts to improve the supply of food
to a growing global population.
- Motivating retailers. We see potentials
for optimizing assortments, the
supply chain, logistics and
waste recycling in order
to combat food losses.
- Achieving a change
in attitude. We want
to fight the wide-
spread “throwaway”
mindset and raise
people’s awareness
of and respect for
food.
In all of these areas,
SAVE FOOD intends to act as
a networking facilitator, a mover and
shaker, and an idea generator.
SAVE FOOD INITIATIVE: Our mission and objectives.
04 The idea behind SAVE FOOD
OUR STRATEGY IN BRIEF:
• Creating awareness
• Establishing creative networks
• Developing fundamental programmes
• Supporting concrete investment programmes and projects
Friedbert Klefenz, President of interpack 2014 and of Bosch Packaging Technology
AN IDEA CONQUERS THE WORLD: Milestones of SAVE FOOD.
SAVE FOOD was set in motion at the end of
2009 by Messe Düsseldorf and interpack, the
leading global trade fair for packaging and
processes. The Initiative gained international
standing through the announcement of its
cooperation with the FAO. It celebrated its
premiere at the first SAVE FOOD Congress,
held concurrently with interpack 2011. The
main theme was: fighting food loss and waste.
JAN 27
2011
Kick-off Berlin
Presentation to the public
The new approach was the close collaboration
of all stakeholders across every stage of the
value chain. With the participation of UNEP
in 2012, the Initiative gained further compe-
tencies and capacities, allowing it to pursue
its goal even more effectively, namely to put
food waste and loss high on the political and
economic agenda and to rally all stakeholders
from industry, politics and civil society in order
to develop approaches to address this issue.
END
2009
Initial spark Düsseldorf
Developing the idea
MAY 5
2011
International arena New York
Presentation to the UN
Premiere Düsseldorf
Alongside interpack 2011
MAY 12–18
2011OCT 16–21
2011
Introduction of the initiative Rome
At the FAO Headquarters during World Food Day
Sustainability Day Düsseldorf
Presentation of the SAVE FOOD exhibition
NOV 4
2011
06 SAVE FOOD Milestones
Joint declaration of intent Rome
Formalization of the collaboration with FAO
MAY 13
2013
Attentive listeners: young people at the “Schools Day” during the SAVE FOOD Congress 2014.
International presence
Events in Moscow, Chicago
END
2011
DEC 7
2012
German Sustainability Award Düsseldorf
Honorary award for UNEP President
OCT 3
2013
German Unification Day Rome
Anchoring the initiative in the minds of FAO’s diplomat contacts
SAVE FOOD Milestones 07
NOV 26–28
2013
Networking in Africa
As part of the FPPE Symposium in Nairobi
MAY 7–14
2014
Centre stage in Düsseldorf
International Congress at interpack with exhibition in the innovationparc
Launch of the Mango Project Kenya
Goal: Massive cut in losses
2015
08 The 2014 Congress
THE SAVE FOOD CONGRESS:
Finding solutions. Through international dialogue.
How can we effectively stem food waste and
loss? Where are the levers in the value chain?
The key features of the SAVE FOOD Congress
staged alongside interpack 2014 were sharing of
experience and answers on an international level.
Prominent speakers from politics and business,
industrialized and developing countries, leading
NGOs and research institutes all stated their
positions. Pioneering studies and innovations
were presented. The proceedings were reported
globally. The signal being sent out to the world was:
We have the collective will to find solutions. Now.
The Congress showed how SAVE FOOD intends
to achieve progress: by establishing forums for
dialogue, to ensure that visions will be translated
into commitment and words are followed by
action. Illustrating this, the packaging and process
industry presented results in the innovationparc –
such as the latest smart packaging solutions. In
order to encourage the younger generation to
address this topic, the SAVE FOOD School Awards
were launched. Young people were given the
opportunity to develop their own ideas and projects
to fight food waste and loss. The winning entries
were exhibited at the SAVE FOOD Congress.
Developing countries Industrialized nations
Beginning Value chain End
Loss
and
was
te in
%
30%food waste
40%food loss
The 2014 Congress 09
Youssou N’Dour, FAO ambassador and speaker at the SAVE FOOD Congress 2014
What SAVE FOOD can achieve is demonstrated
by the Mango Project in Kenya. The starting
point was a study by SAVE FOOD that revealed a
dramatic statistic: 300,000 tonnes of the mango
harvest is lost because the fruits are not picked in
time or cannot be processed quickly enough.
Lack of technology is one aspect, another is
inadequate storage and transport. But there is
no lack of commitment among the many farmers
whose livelihood depends on the harvests of this
national crop. The study was conducted by a
respected consulting institute and SAVE FOOD
member and it brought together further members
from the packaging and process industry.
SAVE FOOD SUCCESSES: Example: the Mango Project.
SAVE FOOD Successes 11
Possible solutions were presented at the
SAVE FOOD Congress 2014. The overarching
approach is integrative. It includes more targeted
selection of locations, building up an efficient sup-
ply chain, using modern packaging and processing
technologies, and generating new product ideas
for the domestic and export market, such as
mango as dried fruit.
The Mango Project will start in early 2015.
The investments are being supported by the
Vision 2030 programme of the Kenyan govern-
ment. Ambitious target: to reduce losses by
30,000 tonnes. The successes will benefit the
local farmers and contribute substantially to
securing their livelihood. From the field to the world’s tables: mango being packed as dried fruit for export.
Reduction of food losses through the Mango Project in Kenya
300,000 tLosses I base year 2014
270,000tLosses I target for 2016
PROJECTS BY SAVE FOOD: To instigate change. In our own minds.
12 Projects by SAVE FOOD
One of the key tasks on SAVE FOOD’s agenda is
making decision-makers and consumers aware
of food waste and loss. We are endeavouring
to bring about a massive change in attitude.
Examples of our activities are:
The SAVE FOOD exhibition: Using photos, films
and exhibits, this exhibition opens the public’s
eyes to the problem of waste and loss, while
also presenting the Initiative, its members, and
proposed solutions. The exhibition was first staged
in 2011 alongside interpack and has since been
shown regularly at different locations around the
world.
“Global food losses and waste” study: This study,
conducted jointly with the FAO, reveals the key
facts and figures. 1.3 billion tonnes of food is
lost or wasted every year. A stronger technology
transfer to Africa and tighter coordination of the
various actors in the value chain are essential to
remedy this state of affairs.
“Appropriate Packaging Solutions” study:
The study considers the situation in the
packaging industry in the developing countries.
Findings: more investment in adequate
packaging and process technology solutions is
needed, for example to keep food edible longer.
However, incentives also depend on political and
economic conditions.
World Food Day: SAVE FOOD used the platform
provided by the FAO World Food Week 2011 in
Rome to bring the Initiative to the attention of high-
calibre visitors from international business and
politics, by means of lectures and the interactive
exhibition.
World Environment Day: “THINK. EAT. SAVE.” was
the motto of the World Environment Day 2013. It
served to raise awareness internationally regarding
the link between food losses and hunger and
reinforced the idea behind SAVE FOOD.
Source: FAO study “Global food losses and waste”, 2011
Farming
Post-harvest
Processing
Distribution
Consumption
Global losses or waste. Example: Fruits and vegetables (one unit = 2%)
Europe
North America & Oceania
Asia (industrialized)
Africa (Subsahara)
North Africa, West & Central Asia
South & East Asia
Latin America
Projects by SAVE FOOD 13
14 Projects by the FAO
PROJECTS BY THE FAO: Under the SAVE FOOD banner.
THE PROJECTS ADDRESS ALL STAGES ALONG THE VALUE CHAIN
Farming Post-harvest Processing Distribution Consumption
The FAO in turn drives pioneering projects to
fight food waste and loss – and also uses the
SAVE FOOD forum and alliances in order to
generate solutions faster. The map below gives
an overview of these projects around the world.
They address all different areas of the value
chain and range from comprehensive agricultural
programmes in Burundi to multi-stakeholder work-
shops on food security in Sudan.
Projects by the FAO 15
Learn more about the FAO projects.
Counting those applying through the FAO,
SAVE FOOD has more than 300 members. The list
includes leading global enterprises, organizations
and research institutes and reflects the all-
encompassing approach of SAVE FOOD.
Become a part of our Initiative and share our
common goal: to fight against global food waste
and loss!
BE A PART OF OUR MISSION: Become a sponsoring member.
16 Sponsoring Membership
YOUR BENEFITS: PRESENCE, INFORMATION AND NETWORKING.
• Inclusion in the FAO’s worldwide communication
• Provision of studies on food loss and waste
• Regular networking of members at events dealing with related topics
• Opportunity to present your projects and solutions at the worldwide SAVE FOOD exhibition and on the SAVE FOOD website
• Use of the SAVE FOOD logo to draw attention to your membership
• Regular newsletter with the possibility to include your own contributions
• SAVE FOOD promotional and information material
We look forward to your interest and support. For more information, visit www.save-food.org
Werner M. Dornscheidt, President and CEO, Messe Düsseldorf,initiator of SAVE FOOD
AND FINALLY, A FEW FIGURES: Food for thought
18 Figures
750 billion $is the value of annual food losses (excl. fish and seafood)*
of the meat produced worldwide every year is thrown away: the weight of 75 million cows**
1/5are thrown away per person and year in Europe and North America**
115kg
3.3 GTCO2 equivalent is the size of the carbon footprint of global wastage and loss (GT = gigatonnes)*
of arable land is used to grow food that is then lost*
28%
* Food wastage footprint. Impacts on natural resources. FAO, 2013.
** Global food losses and waste. Key findings. SAVE FOOD 2011.
potato sacks could be filled with the volume of tuber and root crops lost in North America and Oceania***
1 billion
Mahatma Gandhi
SAVE FOOD Initiative
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www.save-food.org
An initiative of Messe Düsseldorf in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).