ARUA Global Dialogue on Food Loss & Waste
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) 2026
THEME: From Evidence to Action: The Role of Research in Tackling Food Loss and Waste
Date: 29 September 2026
Time: 10:00 AM–12:30 PM (GMT)
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Description
The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and the ARUA Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) will convene a high-level global dialogue to mark the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) 2026, under the theme “From Evidence to Action: The Role of Research and Partnerships in Tackling Food Loss and Waste.”
Food loss and waste (FLW) is more than a food-security or postharvest challenge. It is a multidimensional food-systems problem, intersecting with food and nutrition security, climate and environmental sustainability, livelihoods and inequality, technology and innovation, and policy, markets and investment. Tackling it requires not only strong research and evidence, but also partnerships that can translate knowledge and innovation into practical, scalable solutions.
Guided by the central question, “What will it take to move from evidence to action in tackling food loss and waste?”, the webinar will connect those who generate evidence and innovations with those who implement, finance and scale solutions.
The dialogue will feature a global framing presentation by Prof. Lindiwe Sibanda, followed by a multidisciplinary research panel examining FLW through five complementary food-systems perspectives. A second high-level panel will bring together practitioner, funder/investor and private-sector perspectives to explore what it takes to move promising solutions from evidence and pilots to implementation and scale.
An interactive audience dialogue will help identify critical evidence and implementation gaps, promising solutions and priority actions. The webinar will culminate in an IDAFLW 2026 Call to Action: From Evidence to Impact, highlighting opportunities for stronger partnerships to accelerate evidence-informed and scalable solutions to food loss and waste.
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