Reducing Food Losses and Waste in the Near East and North Africa
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The NENA region relies on food imports to meet over 50 percent of its total food requirements and still experiences a food deficit.2 At the same time, the region loses and wastes a significant amount of food, up to 250 kg per person each year, a figure that is higher than the global average. At the last session of the Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC-31), the region’s governments recognized that food loss and waste contribute to reducing food availability, aggravating water sc arcity and increasing food imports. The governments committed to reducing food loss and waste by 50 percent within the next 10 years (2014-24), a great but crucial challenge to meet NENA’s food security.