Urban food systems news

Opinion: food loss starts on the farm, and cities can help turn waste back into value

CGIAR's urban food systems lead Dr Mukani Moyo points to compost in Vietnam, insect feed in Nairobi schools and food rescue in Lima, and says technology alone will not solve losses. The views are the writer's own.

CGIAR29 September 20262 min read

Agribusiness

Africa loses up to half its root crops before they are eaten, cities webinar hears

A CGIAR webinar on feeding growing cities heard that 13.3% of the world's food is lost between harvest and retail, and that clean seed, better varieties, cool boxes for traders and city-level targets are the way to cut losses.

CGIAR18 September 20263 min read