Regional Symposium for Asia
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FAO, in collaboration with the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) and COSAMB (Indian Counterpart for Wholesale Markets), is convening a high-level Regional Symposium titled “Shaping the Future for Transforming Food Loss and Waste: Best Practices from Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Markets in Asia” in Surat, India.Asia produces over 70 percent of the world’s fresh fruits and vegetables, and its urban wholesale markets are vital lifelines for food and nutrition security—yet they are also major hotspots of food loss and waste. Every day, large markets send 80–100 tons of unprocessed organic waste to landfills, accounting for up to one-third of urban landfill waste, intensifying pollution through methane emissions (8–10 percent globally), and driving an economic loss estimated at USD 1 trillion annually, while missing critical opportunities to redistribute safe food to address urban hunger.