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The FOLOU project aims to bring knowledge and consensus to prevent and reduce FOod LOss at the primary production stage - Funded by the European Union.
📢 National Stakeholder Workshop – Vienna, 9 Feb
FOLOU partner PROMAN, co-organised with NutriBudget & DeliSoil, invites stakeholders to a #workshop on #foodloss & waste, with WASTELESS, ToNoWaste, & an interactive FOLOU session on preventing FL along the supply chain.
➡️ www.folou.eu/events/proma...
🍐 FOLOU's 6th international #newsletter is out!
🍐 Check your mailbox for the latest updates on our future & past activities! You can also find the newsletter on our website: www.folou.eu/wp-content/u...
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#foodloss #FLWsisters @ctbeta.cat
The 2nd FOLOU Course is now available! Join us to learn more about *measuring* #FoodLoss.
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🌱 Second FOLOU Course: Measuring #FoodLoss is out! 📊
✅ 100% online via Ubiqua
✅ Free digital badge 🏅
✅ EIT Food accreditation
Access in 2 steps:
1️⃣ Log in or create a Ubiqua account
2️⃣ Register with password FOLOUC2
Start learning 👉 www.folou.eu/second-free-...
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🌾CEN Workshop: Food Loss in Primary Production🔍
Next week, FOLOU launches a CEN #workshop to tackle food lost before it leaves the farm. Learn about measuring #foodloss, data methods & tech.
📅 12 Dec | 🕥 10:30–14:30 CET | 🖇️ Online
Registration & info: www.folou.eu/events/launc...
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🌍 FOLOU’s 6th Consortium Meeting 🌱
On Nov 24, partners met online (hosted by PROMAN) to review progress & plan the final year of the project. Big thanks to Julia Tanzer for organizing! 👏
Together, we continue driving solutions to reduce food loss & waste.
#FoodLoss&Waste #FLWsisters
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We were thrilled to host the Twinning Regions workshop in Barcelona!🌱
Partners tested #foodloss measurement tools, practised gleaning, explored drone monitoring & shared ideas to cut food losses on farms.
Thanks to all partners & TWR for the great collaboration
Read➡️ www.folou.eu/folou-twinni...
🌍 #WASTEWISE at a webinar organised by the @ec.europa.eu on #foodloss & #foodwaste research👇🏼
✔️ The event gathered coordinators from 14 ongoing and recently concluded projects to discuss challenges and opportunities in the sector.
ℹ️ bit.ly/49mxlzq @foloueu.bsky.social @rosettaprojecteu.bsky.social
🌱 Calling S-LCA Experts in Agrifood Systems!
Join FOLOU's online workshop to review & validate a framework that measures the social impacts of food losses in primary production.
📅23 Oct
🕒15:00–16:30 CET
👉Register: www.folou.eu/events/invit...
Your feedback will directly improve the framework!
🌍 FOLOU at the RETASTE #Conference 2025!
From 24–27 Sept, FOLOU partners UNIBO, CIRCE, PROMAN & @ctbeta.cat joined RETASTE in Athens to share insights on #foodloss drivers, consumer behaviour, EU policy, and our Food Loss Sustainability Tool.
🔗 Read more: www.folou.eu/folou-at-the...
#FLWSisters
🚜On this International Day of Awareness of Food Loss & Waste, FOLOU draws attention to losses at the primary production stage, which threaten food security & natural resources.
🌐We also share our case study stories & learning platform, with practical insights from the field: www.folou.eu
#IDAFLW
📢 FOLOU partner UNIBO hosts a regional event in #Italy on #foodloss in early agriculture 🌱
🗓️ 29 Sept, 10:00–13:30 (Italian)
📍 Florence, Accademia dei Georgofili + online
Featuring research insights & a roundtable with agri-food stakeholders.
👉 Register by 26 Sept: www.folou.eu/events/folou...
🔈FOLOU was represented by @ctbeta.cat at the Innovation Day in the agri-food sector of #Catalonia!
They took the opportunity to explain how the FOLOU project helps to measure and quantify food losses, and how to move towards a more #sustainable food chain.
See more below ⬇️
🦪 #Mussel farming in Italy
Hector joins UNIVPM researchers to uncover not only physical losses but also how stress impacts mussels’ nutritional quality & welfare.
It’s a new way to think about #foodloss, beyond just what’s thrown away.
Read: www.folou.eu/case-study-o...
#Aquaculture #FLWsisters
🍋 FOLOU's 5th international #newsletter is out!
🍋 Check your mailbox for the latest updates on our future & past activities! You can also find the newsletter on our website: www.folou.eu/wp-content/u...
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#foodloss #FLWsisters
📍 The FOLOU consortium met in Bologna on 1–2 July for our 5th project meeting, hosted by UNIBO!
🔎 We reviewed project progress, held workshops on case studies, policy, & training courses, & advanced our work on #foodloss solutions across Europe.
👏 Thanks to all partners!
#Sustainability
🐟 What can salmon farming teach us about food loss?
Héctor Barco Cobalea explores how Norway tracks losses in #aquaculture — from smolt to sea lice — and what this reveals about #foodloss, trust & transparency in the food chain.
📖 Read: www.folou.eu/case-study-o...
#Salmon #EUFunded #FLWsisters
🥕 Reduir les pèrdues alimentàries al sector primari és clau per fer la cadena alimentària més sostenible.
🔍 El projecte #FOLOU impulsa noves tecnologies i metodologies per fer-hi front, estandarditzant criteris a nivell europeu i promovent polítiques públiques més efectives.
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🎉 Great news from the 26th ASPA Congress!
Matteo Zarantoniello received the Best Poster Award for his research carried out within FOLOU:
🟢 “Reducing #foodlosses by developing an automated hatching system prototype for early-stage embryos of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)”
Congrats Matteo! 👏
🥕 We will contribute to developing the new ISO/TS 20008 standard, which aims to quantify #FoodLoss and #FoodWaste along the entire food supply chain.
▶️ This is a great way to share the knowledge being generated by #FOLOU!
🔗 betatechcenter.com/el-ct-beta-p...
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📢 FOLOU is launching a news article series to share insights from the case studies carried out within the project — focusing on #foodloss during primary production.
🔍 Read the first article: www.folou.eu/introducing-...
💬 Questions or ideas? Feel free to join the conversation in the comments!
🌐 Catalonia is creating a Strategic Plan to tackle food loss and waste — and FOLOU is helping shape it.
With @ctbeta.cat, Espigoladors and ARC, FOLOU is bringing insights from primary production to guide action.
🔗 Read the article: www.folou.eu/catalonias-s...
#FoodLoss #FoodWaste #Catalonia
📢 Join FOLOU’s national stakeholder workshop to discuss #SustainableAgriculture, #FoodLoss prevention, #NutrientManagement, & recycling #FoodWaste into soil improvers.
Hosted by PROMAN & co-organised with HE projects NutriBudget & DeliSoil.
🗓 8July
📍 Vienna
🗣 German
🔗 www.folou.eu/events/stake...
🌱 Last week, FOLOU partners @agriculturacat.bsky.social & @ctbeta.cat represented FOLOU at the 11th Annual #ERIAFF Conference in Vic, Catalonia.
During the event, they presented FOLOU & highlighted Catalonia as a frontrunner region in the fight against #FoodLoss & Waste.
#FoodWaste #FLWSisters
