Reducing food loss on the farm

• Identify the main factors causing loss of plant food products on the farm.
• Identify existing on-farm practices that limit the loss of plant food products, such as cereals, olives and fruit and vegetables.
• Identify technologies that can help create value within the food chain or in non-food value chains for by-products and for products that might otherwise not be sold (N.B. energy production on the farm is already dealt with under another Focus Group and will not be the main target of this Focus Group).
• Define strategies to reduce loss of plant food products at farm level, from the selection of crops and varieties and planting to harvesting and the delivery of the product (handling, storing…).
• Identify examples of new strategies for marketing plant food products which are not of a quality which is accepted by traditional market channels.
• Explore the possibilities offered by digital technologies in helping to reduce food loss on the farm.
• Provide examples of practices and tools to limit the loss of plant food products on the farm.
• Propose potential innovative actions to stimulate the knowledge and use of practices and strategies for limiting food waste on the farm and providing inspiration and ideas for Operational Groups and other innovative projects.
• Identify remaining research and innovation needs coming from practice associated to the reduction of food loss in the production of plant food products.

Results:

• Starting paper
• Final report
• Factsheet

Other information:

• Agenda first meeting 12-13 September 2018 - Dublin, Ireland
• Agenda second meeting 5-6 March 2019 - Nantes, France

Focus Group members:

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Resources from the Focus Group members:

• News item: 'Antigaspi: l'exemple Irlandais de Meade potato co.' (Dorothée Briaumont)