Food waste minimization and circularity for optimizing urban food system resilience

As urbanization increases, meeting the challenges of urban food supply and food security requires coherent and holistic strategies. Attention too often focuses solely on best practices without addressing the required behavior change. This policy brief highlights the importance of minimizing food loss and waste, which accounts for some 30% of current global production, in order to link and achieve SDGs 2, 11 and 12. The strategy comprises four interrelated elements, namely adopting holistic and circular planning perspectives; facilitating urban and peri-urban farming; integrating innovative behavioral interventions; and providing enabling environments. The G20 has the capacity to act rapidly, without the need for major capital investment, thereby also providing leadership to the entire international community.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Simon, David, Fauzi, D., Drechsel, Pay, Melati, K., Prain, Gordon, Jintarith, P., Cavalleri, S.A.E., Kangogo, Daniel, Osborne, M.
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Think20 (T20). Task Force 4 - Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture 2022-08-01
Subjects:	food wastes, food losses, waste reduction, urban agriculture, peri-urban agriculture, food systems, resilience, circular economy, food security, food supply, waste management, reuse, behavioural changes, strategies, sustainable development goals, partnerships, policies,
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120959 https://www.t20indonesia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Food-waste-minimization-and-circularity-for-optimizing-urban-food-system-resilience_TF4.pdf
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