The FOLOU project aims to build broader EU-wide capacity for understanding and managing food losses, partly through offering training courses to a variety of food system actors. To achieve this, the FOLOU Learning Centre is developing a range of courses and learning materials designed to build skills and knowledge on food losses that will benefit a variety of users.

Activities are organised around five key learning areas, with materials including interactive online courses, training manuals, YouTube videos and demonstrations, ‘how-to’ guides and briefing notes. Course 2, Measuring Food Loss, can be accessed on the Ubiqua platform, the learning platform of the University of Vic. Course 1, Understanding Food Loss, is currently hosted on FutureLearn and will be added to Ubiqua from February 2026. The remaining courses will follow on Ubiqua as they are finalised.

CourseStatusOverviewSuitable for
1. Understanding Food LossAvailableLearn how measuring and managing food loss can deliver environmental, social and economic benefitsAnyone interested in learning more about food loss in primary production
Especially relevant to farmers, researchers, public administrators, policy-makers, NGOs and other agencies

2. Measuring Food loss

Available on Ubiqua Learn how to apply the FOLOU food loss measurement methodologyPrimary production sector, public administrators, researchers, NGOs and other agencies
3. Technological innovation in food loss managementEarly 2026Find out how adopting innovative food loss measurement and management technologies can improve businessPrimary production sector (producers, farm advisors, buyers, equipment manufacturers) and researchers
4. Food loss sustainability implications

Coming soonAppraise the environmental, social and economic effects of food loss using the FOLOU sustainability toolPublic administrators, researchers, supermarket buyers and cooperatives
5. Integrating food loss into policy and decision-making
Coming soonIntegrate food loss considerations into policy and decision-makingPolicy-makers, public administrators and companies