International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste:
On the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (September 29), an FAO assessment highlighted India’s need to reduce post-harvest food loss and urban food waste.Occurs primarily along the upstream supply chain—from post-harvest handling, storage, moisture spoilage, processing, and transportation to wholesale distribution before reaching the retail stage.Takes place at the downstream consumption end—in retail outlets, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, catering services, and domestic households.
