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Denmark sets a goal in reducing food waste

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Each family in the country losses about €300 per year in food waste.

Posted on Mar 11 ,05:27

Denmark sets a goal in reducing food waste

The Danish Ministry of Environment and Food, together with the Danish representations in the US, China and Japan, announced that is seeking measures to tackle food waste. "If we want to do something good for our environment and our limited resources, reducing food waste and food loss is a great place to start. I would like us in Denmark to take the lead in this fight.
Every year, almost one-third of all the food produced in the world goes to waste. And also in Denmark, we have challenges with food waste. Each house has food waste for approx. NOK 3,000 (€305) a year", says environment and food minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen.
Therefore, on Monday 11 March, the Minister for the Environment and Food visits the NGO WeFood, which is run by DanChurchAid, and which sells goods that cannot be sold in normal supermarkets, even if they fail nothing.

In order to focus on the global challenges with food waste, Danish embassies will hold a series of events and initiatives on 12 March 2019, which will focus on the agenda. The Ministry of the Environment and Food also holds an event on the prevention of food loss and food waste. This is part of the fact that the Minister for the Environment and Food is the ambassador for the UN World Goal on precisely preventing food loss and food waste.
On the basis of the UN's global goal for sustainable development, the Minister for the Environment and Food is also hosted by the World Food Summit - Better Food for More People on 29-30. August this year. The annual summit aims to establish a platform for managers who will help transform the global food system into a sustainable and healthy food system. Optimal use of resources, including prevention of food loss and food waste, is among other things on the agenda.

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