On 29 September, we celebrate the first observance of the?. It also comes during the COVID-19 pandemic which has brought about a global wake-up on the need to transform and rebalance the way our food is produced and consumed.
Reducing the staggering amount of food wasted or lost every day is essential in a world where the number of people affected by hunger has been slowly on the rise since 2014.?Food loss and waste also puts unnecessary pressure on the environment, depleting the natural resource base and generating greenhouse gases.
To raise awareness on food waste and its environmental impact and to encourage more sustainable behaviors at home, we are asking everyone to share their??from now to World Food Day on 16 October.
Share your most precious recipes and tips on reducing food waste - the ones you learned from your grandparents, the ones that have become a family tradition, and the ones that you came across by curiously sifting through cookbooks, videos and cooking with friends.
Here is how you can take action and share your #KitchenMemories
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Share your tips or recipes on Instagram
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Add a picture or video to illustrate your tips or recipes. It can be a picture of a recipe or one the ingredients or even a selfie in your kitchen – this is a space for creativity and fun, so find an interesting way to do so!
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Tag 3 people/organizations/ companies and challenge them to share their #KitchenMemories
Don’t forget to mention @UNEP, @FAO and use #KitchenMemories, #FLWDay and #ActNow.
Take action;?stop food loss and waste.?
Join a global virtual meeting aimed at sharing experiences and opportunities for the reduction of food losses and waste. Heads of Food and Agriculture Organization and United Nations Environment Programme will share their perspectives on the issues and actions required to stem the problem. 29 September?at 5 p.m. (EAT):?
