UNITAR/e-course Food Waste Prevention

Published on December 9, 2022

The course is especially geared towards learners from emerging economies, such as China, Brazil, South Africa, and India, where consumption habits are quickly changing and setting up food waste prevention systems can have a great impact in the short and long run.

The course contains the following modules:-

1. The State of Play

An overview of the magnitude of the problem, its various sources and impacts, as well as strategies at the national level to tackle it.

2. Food Waste in Manufacturing

Why and where food is wasted during the processing stages and what food manufacturers can do to prevent this.

3. Food Waste in Retail

In shops and supermarkets, where food waste is coming from and what retailers can do to prevent it.

4. Food Waste in the Service Industry

Why restaurants and other food services generate food waste and what they can do to prevent and reduce it.

5. Food Waste in Households

Why and how households generate food waste and what consumers like you can do to prevent it.

The course aims to raise awareness and build capacities for effective food waste prevention at different stages of the food chain, including processing and manufacturing, retail, restaurants and other food services, as well as households.