Food Archives

Dec 16 2016

Press Releases

The Rockefeller Foundation, USDA, and EPA to Lead Creation of National Resource Center for Action Against Food Waste

Coalition of 12 organizations set to launch FurtherWithFood.org, an online hub for information and solutions to cut food waste NEW YORK--Today, The Rockefeller Foundation announced its collaboration with the U.S. Department of …

Nov 01 2016

Perspective

2016: The Birth of the U.S. Food Waste Movement?

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 – which calls for halving food waste and reducing food losses globally by 2030 – may be an ambitious goal, but it’s one …

Oct 24 2016

Perspective

Addressing Post-Harvest Loss with Behavioral Science

Nearly all of the game-changing agricultural innovations over the last 30 to 40 years – chemical fertilizer, improved seed varieties, resource conservation best practices, among others - have one thing …

Sep 28 2016

Perspective

Disrupting Food Waste in the Workplace

Have you ever gone out to eat out with your colleagues and completely forgotten about your cardboard box of leftovers in the fridge? Or brought your apple to work and …

Sep 22 2016

Perspective

Should We Shift Focus from Production to Reducing Food Waste and Loss?

This post is part of a series on Advancing the Global Goals. An astounding one third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted between the farm and the …

Sep 19 2016

Perspective

Advancing the Global Goals

This post is part of a series focusing on efforts to advance the Global Goals. KEY STATISTICS: 40 percent of food loss occurs before food even reaches the market. [Share This] Of …

Sep 07 2016

Perspective

Agriculture is the Engine of Growth that Africa Needs

[rf_gallery id="14342"] Agriculture is the engine of economic development in Africa. An estimated 70% of Africans rely on agriculture for their life and livelihoods—farmers like Lucia Gakou, a mango farmer in …

Aug 19 2016

Perspective

How Might We Dramatically Reduce Food Waste by Transforming Our Relationship With Food?

What did you have for dinner last night? Did you cook, eat out, order delivery? How much of that meal wasn’t eaten and ended up in the trash can? While …

Jul 21 2016

Perspective

Americans Hungry for Change, Feedback Fills Their Plates

In the spirit of collaboration of the growing global movement against food waste, Feedback, an environmental organization dedicated to ending food waste at every level of the food system, has …

Jul 14 2016

Perspective

The Future of Food Security is in the Trash—And in Technology

Food waste and spoilage is one of the biggest—and most preventable—issues plaguing food security today. The stats are staggering: in developing countries, 40 percent of losses occur before the food …