CoAct Database

Save Food Initiative

Save Food is an initiative founded by Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, interpack and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It brings together industry, research, policymakers and civil society to reduce food loss worldwide and advance sustainable solutions across the entire value chain. The initiative aims to drive innovation, promote interdisciplinary dialogue and spark debates to generate solutions across the entire value chain, “from field to fork”. This initiative has developed a technical platform to measure and reduce food loss and waste. Altogether, this should allow a major reduction in agriculture emissions, as global food waste and loss account for 3.3Gt of CO2 equivalent per year.

Activity period	2011–present
Last CoAct update	2023
Web URL	https://www.save-food.org/
Output effectiveness	0.53
Accountability Index	0.36
Inclusiveness Index	0.47
Capacity Index	0.61
Num. actors	66
Functions	Knowledge production, Knowledge dissemination, Campaigning, Lobbying, Participatory management
SDGs
Themes	land use, industry
Policy focus	Mainly adaptation
Sectors	Accomodation and food service activities, Professional, scientific and technical activities
Implementation countries	Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Japan, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Nigeria, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the)