{"id":189728,"date":"2026-03-05T17:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/?p=189728"},"modified":"2026-03-05T17:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:31:24","slug":"from-field-to-fork-building-a-network-to-end-agro-food-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/from-field-to-fork-building-a-network-to-end-agro-food-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"From field to fork | Building a network to end agro-food waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reducing food loss and waste is crucial in a world where hunger has been steadily rising for a decade, while large quantities of edible food are discarded or spoiled every day.<br>It is recognised as a priority within the <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/fr\/goals\">UN Sustainable Development Goals<\/a> and within the European Green Deal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/food.ec.europa.eu\/horizontal-topics\/farm-fork-strategy_en\">Farm to Fork Strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UN-SDGs-EU-Green-Deal-Farm-to-Fork-1024x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189735\" style=\"width:633px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UN-SDGs-EU-Green-Deal-Farm-to-Fork-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UN-SDGs-EU-Green-Deal-Farm-to-Fork-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UN-SDGs-EU-Green-Deal-Farm-to-Fork-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UN-SDGs-EU-Green-Deal-Farm-to-Fork-50x25.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UN-SDGs-EU-Green-Deal-Farm-to-Fork-1600x809.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UN-SDGs-EU-Green-Deal-Farm-to-Fork-1536x776.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UN-SDGs-EU-Green-Deal-Farm-to-Fork-2048x1035.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UN-SDGs-EU-Green-Deal-Farm-to-Fork-1200x606.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Food loss and waste (FLW) is a global issue widely acknowledged by governments and international organisations. While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, with 783 million people still going hungry, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, according to the UN Environment Agency and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/resources\/publication\/food-waste-index-report-2024\">Food Waste Index Report.<\/a> It provides the most accurate global estimate of food waste at the retail and consumer levels, aligning with the SDGs&#8217; mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key figures from the 2024 report indicate that one-fifth of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally, with 60% of waste occurring at the household level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, food loss and waste generate up to 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, almost five times the total emissions compared to the aviation sector, a UNEP expert highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond being an ethical and economic issue, food waste also drains the environment of its limited natural resources. To tackle this issue, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stopfoodlosswaste.org\/advocacy\/food-waste-breakthrough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Food Waste Breakthrough<\/a> new initiative, was launched during the recent COP30 in Bel\u00e8m, Brazil, to halve global food waste by 2030 and cut methane emissions by up to 7%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Food loss \u2013 Food waste<\/strong><br><br>The distinction between food loss and food waste lies in where they occur. Food loss happens during production, post-harvest handling, processing, and distribution, whereas food waste takes place at the retail and consumer stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 48%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) protects natural resources and biodiversity, cuts pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and ensures that the food we produce is used to its fullest. As a result, it plays a vital role in creating efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems, while also strengthening food security, nutrition, and health.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Food-loss-and-waste-FAO.jpg\" alt=\"FAO Food loss and waste\" class=\"wp-image-189729 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Food-loss-and-waste-FAO.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Food-loss-and-waste-FAO-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Food-loss-and-waste-FAO-50x38.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2025\/09\/foodwastop-brand.png\" alt=\"the Sustainable Network for Agro-Food Loss and Waste Prevention, Management, Quantification and Valorisation - FoodWaStop\" class=\"wp-image-187543 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2025\/09\/foodwastop-brand.png 200w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2025\/09\/foodwastop-brand-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2025\/09\/foodwastop-brand-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Introducing the COST Action<\/strong> <strong>FoodWaStop<\/strong><br><br>To address this issue, a new collaborative research network, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/actions\/CA22134\/\"><em>the Sustainable Network for Agro-Food Loss and Waste Prevention, Management, Quantification and Valorisation<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>FoodWaStop, was established in 2023, bringing together 955 members from 63 countries with a common goal of analysis and prevention of food loss and waste.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The COST Action FoodWaStop aims to reduce food loss and waste through innovative scientific approaches and wide international collaboration of different committed researchers and stakeholders. The initiative seeks to extend the shelf life of perishable Euro-Mediterranean food products and to disseminate research outcomes to stakeholders through practical measures. Practical measures will be provided to grower associations, plant doctors, packinghouse technicians, retailers, food managers, and consumers to reduce fruit and vegetable loss and waste by at least 15%.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-Group-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"FoodWaStop - First management committee meeting, September 2023\" class=\"wp-image-189731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-Group-Photo.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-Group-Photo-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-Group-Photo-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-Group-Photo-50x21.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First management committee meeting, September 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>The third annual meeting of COST FoodWaStop Action held in Zadar, Croatia, showed the interest of over 150 participants (90 of them funded by COST and the others self-funded) from 30 countries, with good interactions, making the state of the art of the deliverables together with WG leaders, and planning next initiatives, that includes writing of over 20 joint scientific papers in progress. The local organiser, Slaven Zjalic, WG2 leader, was excellent in the organisation and provided facilities that allowed a smooth interaction over the two days, in which we had 37 presentations and 67 posters<\/em>,&#8221; says <strong>Prof. Gianfranco Romanazzi, Chair of Food WaStop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-meeting-in-Zagreb-Croatia-1024x458.jpg\" alt=\"FoodWaStop meeting in Zagreb Croatia 2026\" class=\"wp-image-189732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-meeting-in-Zagreb-Croatia-1024x458.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-meeting-in-Zagreb-Croatia-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-meeting-in-Zagreb-Croatia-768x343.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-meeting-in-Zagreb-Croatia-50x22.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-meeting-in-Zagreb-Croatia-1600x715.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-meeting-in-Zagreb-Croatia-1536x686.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-meeting-in-Zagreb-Croatia-1200x536.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FoodWaStop-meeting-in-Zagreb-Croatia.jpg 1880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Group picture with some of the participants to the III General meeting of COST CA22314 FoodWaStop held on 5-6 February 2026 in Zadar, Croatia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>He adds:<em> <\/em>\u201c<em>The interest in recycling of food waste is confirmed by the interest in the training school in Cesis, Latvia, on WG4, which received 92 requests for participation of trainees, from 26 countries, as compared to 37 available Grants, and several participants are joining with their own Grants. On the network website, \u00a0there is news of the call open for <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodwastop.eu\/10th-call-of-short-termscientific-missions-ca22134\/\"><em>12 STSM<\/em><\/a><em> for a period from 3 weeks to 3 months in a foreign lab, with a deadline on 6 March. We are happy to see so many young researchers interested in the subject, taking advantage of the networking with more experienced participants and labs, for an improved overall knowledge supporting the reduction of food loss and waste<\/em>\u201d<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Waste-food-02-1024x618.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189737\" style=\"width:469px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Waste-food-02-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Waste-food-02-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Waste-food-02-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Waste-food-02-50x30.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Waste-food-02-1600x966.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Waste-food-02-1536x927.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Waste-food-02-2048x1237.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Waste-food-02-1200x725.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>FoodWaStop will establish a knowledge platform to promote innovation, provide guidelines, and foster dialogue with policymakers, with the aim of raising awareness of the social and economic implications of food loss and waste (FLW). Additionally, the Action will support access to high-quality, longer-lasting fresh fruit and vegetables through safe, innovative solutions that reduce food waste and significantly limit the use of synthetic pesticides, directly contributing to the Farm to Fork objectives of the European Green Deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A social and interactive platform will be established to facilitate citizen science and support businesses in the transfer and sharing of knowledge. These initiatives will foster the development of next-generation entrepreneurs and scientists who will shape and drive the future of sustainable agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, FoodWaStop represents a timely and collaborative response to one of the most pressing challenges facing modern food systems. Producers, investors, businesses, supply chain actors, consumers of all ages, academia, civil society, and the public and private sectors are all called upon to take urgent, coordinated action to significantly reduce food loss and waste, thereby safeguarding global food security now and for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe transnational survey conducted within FoodWaStop confirms that household food waste is fundamentally a behavioural issue,\u201d <\/em>says <strong>Prof. Luca Falasconi, the Action&#8217;s Science Communication Coordinator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAlthough measurement remains crucial, real progress depends on understanding the everyday decisions, habits and perceptions that shape consumer behaviour. Empowering consumers with knowledge and practical tools is therefore key to moving from estimating waste to genuinely preventing it. By analysing behavioural drivers and socio-demographic patterns across 70 countries, we provide evidence that can inspire more targeted, effective and scalable prevention strategies,<\/em>\u201d adds Luca Falasconi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By fostering innovation, knowledge exchange, and practical solutions across the agrofood value chain, FoodWaStop aims to deliver lasting environmental, economic, and social benefits, contributing to more resilient and sustainable food systems worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cost.eu\/actions\/CA22134\/\">Webpage of the Action on the COST website<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodwastop.eu\/about\/\">Website of FoodWaStop<\/a> <br>FoodWaStop on Social media: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61551787798541\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/foodwastop-cost-action-ca22134\/?viewAsMember=true&amp;success=true\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/foodwastopcostaction2023\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZ8PLeRL_OK9PYMVv1Dou_A\">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CostFoodwastop\">X<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reducing food loss and waste is crucial in a world where hunger has been steadily rising for a decade, while large quantities of edible food are discarded or spoiled every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":189734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[348],"tags":[2421,2153,195,34],"news_tag":[],"class_list":["post-189728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cost-action-news","tag-farm-to-fork","tag-sdgs","tag-cost-action","tag-cost-actions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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