RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS OF FOOD LOSSES AND WASTE IN NORTH MACEDONIA...
Skopje, North Macedonia - Results of the analysis of food losses and waste in selected food value chains in North Macedonia were presented at a workshop last week. The findings will directly support the formulation of a food loss and waste reduction action program. The six-month in-depth field study on food losses and waste in fruit and vegetable value chains, including apples, plums, peaches, tomatoes, cabbages and peppers in North Macedonia, was conducted by the NGO Ajde Makedonija under the technical cooperation programme of FAO Office for Europe and Central Asia. The Programme is supporting the formulation of national strategies for food loss and waste reduction in Albania, Armenia, Moldova and North Macedonia. For this detailed study, the research team was trained to use FAO's food loss analysis methodology comprising a screening stage (interviews with experts and review of the literature), field activities (surveying and sampling) and synthesis. Based on the results of the...