FOOD REDISTRIBUTION IN GEORGIA; ENHANCING DISCUSSIONS AND HIGHLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES...
Food Redistribution in Georgia – Enhancing discussions to increase interest and highlight opportunities... 14 Jan 2020 Tbilisi, Georgia – Establishment of a food redistribution system as a means to reduce food waste has raised a lot of interest in the Caucasus region. Georgia, in particular, is seeking for innovative solutions to increase the outreach and impact of its existing food donation programs aimed to people in need. FAO Georgia, upon the request from the Georgian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, has been providing technical assistance in determining and analyzing practical solutions to the establishment of a food redistribution program. To this end, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, with the support of FAO Georgia, had carried out a gap analysis of the national legislation and a situational analysis to identify the related needs, solutions and main challenges. These demonstrated a strong potential for such a program development ...