In November 2021 this book received the prestigious Gourmand Prize in Paris as Best Book on Reducing Food Waste. Academician Professor Pierre Léna received the award on behalf of the PAS and gave a short speech.

Scripta Varia

Food Loss and Waste Reduction

Welcome

Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo | Bishop Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Introduction

Joachim von Braun | President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Opening

Roy Steiner | Senior Vice President, The Rockefeller Foundation

The Scale, Consequences, and Causes of Food Loss and Waste and Policy

Moving forward on reducing food loss and waste

Dongyu Qu | Director General FAO (Keynote speaker)

The Scale, Consequences and Causes of Food Loss and Waste, and Policy

Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko | African Union Commission

Role of SMEs (the Hidden Middle) in the Reduction of Food Loss and Waste in SSA

Nuhu Hatibu | AGRA

The Scale, Consequences and Causes of Food Loss and Waste, and Policy

Yolanda Kakabadse | WWF

Addressing the Food Loss and Waste Challenge – a WRAP perspective

Marcus Gover | WRAP

Discussion

Action and Policy Priorities for Food Loss and Waste Reduction

IFAD’s experience minimizing food loss in developing countries

Gilbert Houngbo | President of International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD (Keynote speaker)

Food Loss and Waste: Causes, Impacts and Proposals in Europe

Ludovica Principato | Senior Researcher and Scientific Communication Coordinator Barilla Foundation

Action and Policy Priorities for Food Loss and Waste Reduction

Vytenis Andriukaitis | EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

Action and Policy Priorities for Food Loss and Waste Reduction

Oby Ezekwesili | Nigeria, former Minister of Education and Vice-President of the World Bank’s Africa division

Action and Policy Priorities for Food Loss and Waste Reduction

Hans-Joachim Fuchtel | Parliamentary State Secretary, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Government of Germany, Member of Parliament

Action and Policy Priorities for Food Loss and Waste Reduction

Clementine O’Connor | Sustainable Food Systems, Economy Division, United Nations Environment Programme

Action and Policy Priorities for Food Loss and Waste Reduction

Ben Valk | Global Head Multilateral Development Banks and Government Relations, Rabobank

Action and Policy Priorities for Food Loss and Waste Reduction

Santiago Del Solar | Chief of the Staff, Agricultural Ministry, Argentina

Discussion

Food Loss and Waste: What Causes and Solutions Exist in Low and High Income Countries?

Food Loss and Waste: What Causes and Solutions Exist in Low and High Income Countries?

Roy Steiner | The Rockefeller Foundation

Increasing Food System Efficiencies through Coordinated Innovative and Sustainable Food Loss and Waste Reduction Strategies

Lucyna Kurtyka | Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research

Fighting Food Waste as a Logical Choice

Santiago Guglielmetti | Winim App

Discussion

United Against Food Waste

Selina Juul | Stop Wasting Food

Food Loss and Waste: What Causes and Solutions Exist in Low and High Income Countries?

Ishmael Sunga | Southern African Farmers Union (SACAU)

Food Loss and Waste: What Causes and Solutions Exist in Low and High Income Countries?

Linus Opara | Stellenbosch Univ.

Discussion

Eliminating Food Waste: A Country Diagnostics Perspective

Rafael Flor | BMGF

An Innovative Social Enterprise Model Addressing Food Losses in Zimbabwe

Mathias Mogge | WHH

Reducing food losses in developing countries: Simple technological solutions, complex adoption along supply chains

Rob Vos | IFPRI

Food Loss and Waste: What Causes and Solutions Exist in Low and High Income Countries?

Saul Morris | Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Discussion

Food Loss and Waste: What Causes and Solutions Exist in Low and High Income Countries?

Jai Shroff | CEO of UPL

Towards a Sustainable Global Food Supply and the Cold Chain

Kevin Fay | Executive Director, Global Food Cold Chain Council

Optical Technologies for Improvement in Food Security

Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato | University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Discussion

Addressing the Religious and Moral Issues of Food Loss and Waste

Addressing the Religious and Moral Issues of Food Loss and Waste

Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo | Bishop Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Addressing the Religious and Moral Issues of Food Loss and Waste

Avraham Berkowitz | Rabbi, Senior Advisor at Synthetic Neurobiology research group at the MIT Media Lab

Food waste – some ethical reflections

Mickey Gjerris | University of Copenhagen

Addressing the Religious and Moral Issues of Food Loss and Waste

Ken Quinn | Borlaug Dialogues, USA

The Contributions of Faith and Spiritual Traditions

Martin Kopp | Living the Change, GreenFaith, France