Enabling green and digital innovation to fight food waste in Europe
Addressing food waste is crucial if we are to achieve better food security, responsible use of natural resources and ensure sustainable economic growth. In Europe, we have committed to meet the food loss and waste reduction targets adopted by the United Nations General Assembly as part of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, and further complemented these goals by new ambitious targets in the Farm to Fork Strategy.
Denmark has put the prevention of food waste high on its political agenda. Government campaigns to increase consumer awareness, coupled with various private sector initiatives and public-private partnerships have had favourable results. The majority of other EU countries have developed national plans or strategies for food waste reduction and put in place multi-stakeholder partnerships in the food value chain to help spread knowledge, find solutions and join up efforts in food waste prevention.