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Main findings
Main findings relate to a sustainable diet that should guarantee food security, promote healthy lifestyles, avoid food loss and waste, contribute to the reduction of environmental impacts and to the improvement of the well-being for current and future generations. 1) The good practices of Italian agri-food companies for sustainable food systems; Three elements were at the centre of attention: food understood as identity, union, conviviality, dialogue and tradition, the importance of the Mediterranean diet and safety and food accessibility. Traditional foods and dishes are traditional in nature
... Leer más, and may have a historic precedent in a national dish, regional cuisine or local cuisine. Some traditional foods have geographical indications and traditional specialities in the European Union designations: these standards serve to promote and protect names of quality agricultural products and food. Food connects people, and its preparation and consumption are activities that can bridge members of multiple generations and Italian companies are already engaging to protect these values and commit towards greater sustainability across the value chains. 2) Innovation and food systems: research and technology can help to preserve food, with the aim of extend the shelf life of agri-food products while guaranteeing food safety, reducing food waste.Food waste consist of 1/3 of the production. By recovering most of it, we can remain within a sustainable path without increasing food production. 3) Food losses, food waste and the Mediterranean diet: promoting knowledge of the values and principles that are at the roots of our food culture is our duty for future generations because this knowledge touches multiple aspects of sustainability, not only in regards to food in a strict sense, but also in regards to the whole food chain. Food loss and waste reduction can bring benefit to society as a whole by improving food security and nutrition, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pressures on land and water resources, while increasing productivity and economic growth. It is important to note that often the most nutritious foods, by virtue of their high degree of perishability, are the most susceptible to high levels of losses of and waste. Italian companies are committing to reduce food loss and waste. Leer menos
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Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment