FSC in Dialog: "Reducing food losses improve food security"

October 22, 2013

On October 22nd 2013 Heike Ostermann, from the „Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit“ (GIZ) in Bonn, presented and discussed the topic: "Reducing food losses improve food secruity" at the "FSC in dialog" lecture series in Hohenheim.   
Food losses have become a growing concern in times of rising food prices and overused natural resources for agricultural production. The FAO estimates that about 1/3 of global agricultural production is wasted and lost every year, which is not acceptable. Nevertheless, exact data are rare. Therefore, the GIZ, commissioned by BMZ, conducted a study on food losses in maize and cassava value chains in Nigeria and calculated the ecological footprint of these losses. The results show significant losses, combined with important economic impacts and a significant ecological footprint.