Existing and Emerging Green Technology Solutions for Food waste Prevention In Uganda 2021

This study is funded under the project Building Back Better; using Green and Digital Technologies to Reduce Food Waste at Consumer level. The project aims at contributing to the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG target 12.3 (halving food waste), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 12 (Sustainable Consumption and Production), SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 17 (Partnerships). It will also support countries in harnessing green and digital technologies to reduce food waste at consumer level; contribute to the attainment of the SDGs and climate goals; support countries in Building Back Better from the COVID-19 pandemic. This project brings together different knowledge groups of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for an integrated approach cutting across Economic and Trade Policy, Food and Food Waste, Consumer Information, Sustainable Lifestyles, and the International Resource Panel (IRP). This is combined with case studies of 5 cities in 5 regions, including: Doha (Qatar), Bogotá (Colombia), Belgrade (Serbia), Kampala (Uganda) and Bangkok (Thailand). The objective of this report is to identify existing and emerging green technologies for preventing food waste in Uganda. For Purposes of this report green technology are products/goods or services whose application and use can conserve the natural resources and environment, and can curb the negative impacts of human activities. These identifies technologies that include, Efficient technologies, Low carbon technologies, Recovery Recycling technologies applied at food retail stage, in food service sector or household to prevent food waste, or repurpose food waste to keep it in food productive cycle.

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Source https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/39770
Author Economy Division
Maintainer Economy Division
Last Updated January 25, 2023, 17:18 (UTC)
Created January 25, 2023, 15:22 (UTC)
GUID ceab7146-b439-4ad5-b4d8-cc426688a26b
Issued 2022-04-21T10:43:28Z
Language English
Modified 2022-10-17 18:44:20.701
Publisher name Economy Division
Theme Reports, Books and Booklets
data_type document
spatial Uganda