Sustainable Network for agrofood loss and waste prevention, management, quantification and valorisation

The FoodWaStop COST project aims to tackle these challenges by:

1. creating an interdisciplinary, multi-actor European network that will collaborate with non-EU Mediterranean countries to expand knowledge on FLW beyond current limits;
2. assessing FLW occurrence at critical points in the fruit and vegetable supply chain;
3. encouraging technological innovations and sustainable strategies to reduce and prevent FLW; and
4. promoting the valorization of agro-food waste to support a circular bio-economy. The experience of the coordinators and participants as well as insights from diverse EU and non-EU nations, will enhance awareness of FLW, assess its impact, and explore management strategies through innovative technologies. It will also define best practices to prevent FLW.

The FoodWaStop Network will benefit a wide range of stakeholders, including all actors in the agro-food value chain, from farmers to consumers. Additionally, the project will develop a knowledge platform to foster innovation, offer guidelines, and facilitate dialogue with policymakers, focusing on the social and economic consequences of FLW.

• creating an interdisciplinary, multi-actor European network that will collaborate with non-EU Mediterranean countries to expand knowledge on FLW beyond current limits
• assessing FLW occurrence at critical points in the fruit and vegetable supply chain
• encouraging technological innovations and sustainable strategies to reduce and prevent FLW
• promoting the valorization of agro-food waste to support a circular bio-economy.