Flanders' Strategies to Combat Food Waste and Loss
"Explore how Flanders addresses food waste and loss, with statistics on global and EU food waste, audits on policy effectiveness, and the Flemish policy framework aiming for significant reductions by 2030."
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EWGEA -Spring Session26-27 April 2021 How Flanderscombatsfood waste and food loss 1
Introduction It has been estimated that up to a third of the food produced for human consumption is lost. Food losses are a problem in both developing and industrialised countries. Food losses are undesirable from multiple points of view: financial reasons, environment, ethical perspective, food security. Political andsocialimportance increased. Limited knowledge about how much food is really lost or wasted, nor about where and why food loss occurs. 2
Introduction Estimated food loss and waste: Global world: 1,3 billion tons (FAO 2011). EU-27: 88 million tonsor 180 kg per capita, excluding agricultural food waste (2006, EU- study) Belgium: 3,6 million tons or 345 kg per capita (2006,EU-study) No estimations for Flanders 3
Food Waste in EU Facts& Figures Total Food Waste Generation in EU MS 16,000,000 14,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 0 4
Food Waste in EU Facts& Figures Total Food Waste MS (kg per capita per year) 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 5
Audit questions Does Flanders have a solid policy framework for reducing food loss and food waste? Has Flanders sufficiently followed up on food waste and dit it realize its policy actions? Will it achieve the policy objective of a 15%reduction of food loss by 2020? 6
Flemishpolicy framework 2011: FlemishdepartmentAgriculture examinesthe issue food loss andfood waste andelaborates a definitionalframework 2014: Declarationof Commitment together againstfood losses . 2015: Food Supply Chain Roadmap 2015 2020 Collaboration with food supply chain partners, the government and various stakeholders Objective 2020: 15% reduction in food losses in Flanders Midterm objective (2025): 30% reduction in food losses Valorize food loss and secondary flows as highly as possible The roadmap consists of 9 action programmes with 57 actions, covering food losses from farm to fork. Long term objective (Vizier 2030, spring 2019): 30% reduction by 2030 Long term objective (governmental agreement, end 2019): 50% reduction by 2030, according to SDG 12.3. 7
Policy Framework: international & European SDG 12.3: By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses. quantified objective offood waste at retail and consumption level (demand oriented) reduction of food loss occurring along the food supply chain from harvest/slaughter/catch up to, but not including, the retail level (supply oriented). Year of reference is 2015 FLI andFWI for measuring the progress No hard obligation, but committment 8
Policy Framework: international & European EU Directive 2018/851: Member States should take measures to reduce the generation of food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households as a contribution to the UN SDG to reduce by 50 % the per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and to reduce food losses along production and supply chains by 2030. Objective for the entire food chain. No clear target but an indication of the desired direction. By end 2023 the EC shall establish a reduction target to be met by 2030. Obligation for MS to monitoring and annual reporting on food waste levels Year of reference not defined 9
Definition Food Loss - Food Waste Food loss: any reduction in the amount of food available for human consumption, taking place in the food supply chain (from the harvest up to the consumption). The term loss indicates a loss of food for human consumption. Although there is a loss of food for human consumption, the material can still be given a useful, even high-quality valorisation. The EU notion food waste is not the same as the Flemish notion food loss: the EU food waste includes the inedible parts (food residues) but excludes the use as animal feed or materials and energy. 10
Realisationof thepolicy actions 9 programmes and 57 actions in 2015; 96 actions in 2019. Actions covering food losses from farm to fork: supporting companies in reducing food waste, awareness-raising, inspiration and commitment at company level and consumer level, training employees to promote food loss reduction, building new business models for collaboration between regular and social economy, promoting and facilitating donation of food surpluses, investing in research. No quantified objectives. Annual reporting: Descriptive Actions realized 13
Realisationof thepolicy actions Best practice: leading role for the Flemish Catering Agency. Baseline measurement in 2015 in restaurants and canteens of the Flemish public administrations. Target: 15% reduction by 2020 and 30% by 2025. 2019: reduction of food loss was 43%. Negative: no separate guaranteed government budget, but ad hoc project subsidies The government has no ambition to change this in the coming years Negative impact on the amount and scope of actions 14
Does Flandersachievethe15% reductiontarget? Measuringis difficult Programme Knowledge is power, for business and policy Flanders measures food lossand destinations accordingto the definitional framework EU waste definition Destination animal feed: food loss (F), but notfood waste (EU) Destination material andenergy applications: food loss(F), but notfood waste (EU) Stilllot of estimationsand uncertainties Monitoring reportson 2015 and 2017. Final report on 2020 is notyet finished. Measurement is open to improvement. Not clearwhether objectives are being reached: Different (but more accurate) methods fordata collection in 2015 and2017; Covidcrisis makescomplicates comparisonbetween 2015-2017 results and2020 results. 15
Conclusions Does Flanders have a solid policy framework for reducing food loss and food waste? Has Flanders sufficiently followed up on food waste and dit it realize its policy actions? Will it achieve the policy objective of a 15% reduction of food loss by 2020? ? 16
Recommendations Fine tune the conceptual framework Ensure consistency between the Flemish ambition level and international objectives Provide structural and guaranteed funding Invest in research to increase prevention and valorization Improve monitoring and develop indicators that allow international comparison Report periodically on actions and reaching objectives 17
RecommendationsforSAIs Ensure a good relationship with the audited organizations. Try to do joint audits to get a broader view, surmounting that on your own government. 18
