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Building sustainability into the Agri-Food value chains
“Building sustainability into the Agri-Food value chains: Future Food Together”: event brought together practitioners to discuss opportunities and business approaches for building sustainability into agri-food value chains.
Let’s talk about food waste, but how?
WWF Colombia’s latest campaign has reached more than 20 million people, over 41 percent of its population, with a novel concept. Thousands of people interacted to show that eating everything we put on our plates helps reduce waste.
Kicking-Off the New Project in Cambodia
Future Food Together kicked off the project “Sustainable Consumption and Production IKI SCP Asia Phase II” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Sustainable Sourcing Guidelines for Colombian Businesses
The Colombian project team developed a guide to support the private sector in its transition towards sustainable procurement, covering the commodities palm oil, livestock, milk, cocoa and fisheries.
Promoting Recycling Systems in Paraguay
Future Food Together is promoting more sustainable recycling systems in Paraguay. Jointly with the WWF Volunteer Network, the team organized a campaign to collect glass containers that were then distributed to producers marketing their products at organic fairs. A workshop on organic composting took place as well, and a composting facility was installed. Our team is working with producers in the province Yaguaron since 2020.
Appetites for Change – Future Food Together at Stockholm+50
In collaboration with the One Planet Network and the WWF Food Practice, Future Food Together organized a full day dedicated to food systems, as the Stockholm+50 associated event “Appetites for Change: The Power of Food”.
Participatory Guarantee Systems and Sustainable Production in Paraguay
Future Food Together supports farmers in Northern Thailand and Paraguay in joining alternative certification systems for organic agriculture. Our project teams in both countries focus on developing organic agriculture as a strategy to reduce the environmental footprint of current input-intensive production practices.
Fruitful Project Workshop in Colombia
In January 2022, Future Food Together could finally hold a project workshop for the project components Paraguay and Colombia. The team members met in Bogotá to jointly discuss the project work so far and to update and share strategies.
Strengthening Farmers Markets in Thailand
In Thailand, farmers markets are on the rise, offering both farmers the possibility to sell their produce at a fair price, and consumers a place to purchase organic vegetables. Farmers markets play a vital role in building and maintaining local and regional food systems. Future Food Together has been strengthening farmers markets in Thailand since 2018.