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10.06.2025

FOLOU at the 11th annual ERRIAF conference

FOLOU partners DARPA and BETA TC represented the project at the 11th Annual ERIAFF Conference (7-9 April 2025) in Vic, Catalonia.During the event, {...}

10.06.2025

The FOLOU Twinning Regions Program kicks off with 7 organizations ready to replicate project results

March 2025 marked the official launch of the FOLOU Twinning Regions Program, bringing together seven organizations from five European regions with a {...}

06.06.2025

FOLOU participates in the development of an ISO standard on food loss and waste quantification

FOLOU is participating in the ISO (International Organisation for Standardization) working group responsible for developing a standard on food loss {...}

Vegetables and Fruit sector

03.06.2025

Introducing the FOLOU case studies: rethinking food loss from the ground up

Perhaps the title alone already raises a few questions for you: what exactly are “food losses,” and why is this about the European Union? But {...}

27.05.2025

Catalonia’s Strategic Plan to Prevent Food Loss and Waste: continuing to work on the fight against food loss and waste

The Government of Catalonia has formally initiated the development of its Strategic Plan to Prevent Food Loss and Waste, as mandated by Law 3/2020. {...}

Aquaculture and fisheries sector

18.03.2025

Multispectral Technology in Aquaculture – Rainbow Trout Production

The fisheries and aquaculture sectors play a crucial role in global food security, and innovation is key to their sustainable growth. Rainbow trout, {...}

11.03.2025

The FOLOU Learning course is now available on FutureLearn!

The FOLOU project, in collaboration with the University of Reading, has launched its free, 2-week online course on "Understanding Food {...}

10.03.2025

FOLOU partners present at FoodWaStop conference in Córdoba

Last week, representatives from the FOLOU project—Espigoladors, UNIBO, UNIVPM, and BETA TC—attended the II FoodWaStop Conference in Córdoba, {...}

Aquaculture and fisheries sector

28.02.2025

Exploring Mussel Research in Aquaculture: A New Video from FOLOU Partner UNIVPM

As part of the FOLOU project, our partner UNIVPM has developed an explanatory video showcasing their work on aquaculture and fisheries within Task {...}

23.01.2025

Protected: Quantification manual for review

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: {...}

06.01.2025

FOLOU Highlighted in the 2024 Annual Report of the Collaboration Initiative on Food Loss and Waste

The FOLOU project is honoured to be featured in the 2024 Annual Report of the Collaboration Initiative on Food Loss and Waste, a program launched at {...}

17.12.2024

Collaborating to Tackle Food Loss and Waste in Europe

Food loss and waste (FLW) remains a significant challenge across the European Union, with serious consequences for the environment, economy, and {...}

12.12.2024

Investigating food loss drivers and impacts in Europe

A key challenge in addressing food loss in the primary sector is understanding the most relevant factors that drive losses in the early stages of {...}

03.12.2024

FOLOU presents Quantification Manual at EU Platform on Food Loss and Waste Monitoring Meeting

On November 25, 2024, FOLOU was invited to present its Quantification Manual during the Food Loss and Waste Monitoring Sub-Group meeting of the EU {...}

02.12.2024

FOLOU policy analysis confirms Catalonia as a European frontrunner in the fight against food loss

As FOLOU partners are finalising analysis of European food loss policies. It becomes evident that the project’s frontrunner region Catalonia is {...}

08.11.2024

From November 16th to 24th, Catalonia joins the fight against Food Waste as part of the European Week for Waste Reduction.

European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) stems from a project supported by the European Commission's LIFE+ program. Its objective is to organize, {...}

06.11.2024

Webinar Kicks Off FOLOU’s Twinning Regions Programme

On October 29, 2024, the FOLOU partners introduced the Twinning Regions Programme (TWRP) to a wide group of interested participants during a {...}

10.10.2024

FOLOU partners attend the Fruit Attraction fair in Madrid!

On October 9th, 2024, FOLOU partners Espigoladors and BETA Technological Centre (BETA TC) participated in Fruit Attraction 2024, the epicenter of {...}

07.10.2024

Anticipating changes in food consumption from user behavior on the internet

Introduction Understanding food consumption patterns is key to better align supply with demand, which improves product availability and reduces {...}

27.09.2024

Bringing knowledge and consensus to prevent and reduce food loss at the primary production stage

PRESS RELEASE - For immediate release During 4 years, 16 multidisciplinary actors from 10 European countries are joining forces to prevent and {...}

18.07.2024

FOLOU at the LCA Food 2024 conference

FOLOU hosts a session on "Harmonized methods for Food Loss and Waste LCA" at the international LCA FOOD 2024 conference This special session at {...}

02.07.2024

Blockchain technology implementation in mussel aquaculture

A working group in the area of data reliability and security at Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) is working on the design and {...}

20.06.2024

DACC and BETA TC, representing the FOLOU project, attended the international conference ‘Towards Halving Food Waste in Europe’

On 18 and 19 June 2024 representatives of the BETA Technological Centre and the Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda have attended {...}

17.06.2024

The kick-off of the identification, recruitment and engagement of FOLOU’s Twinning Regions

As the initial outcomes of the FOLOU project begin to materialise, partners involved in exploitation and outreach activities have started {...}

17.06.2024

Conference on Food Loss prevention organised by DACC with the collaboration of Fundació Espigoladors

Presentation of the FOLOU project as one of the main active projects on preventing FL in the primary production In May, representatives of the {...}

17.06.2024

Regulatory development of Catalonian Law 3/2020: One step further in the fight against Food Loss and Waste

Catalonia has a long history of working towards the prevention of Food Loss and Waste (FLW), implementing a multifaceted approach that reflects its {...}

Technical articles

13.06.2024

A bountiful harvest begins with careful cultivation

A notable quantity of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production is lost during the primary production phase due to various factors, including fungal {...}

05.06.2024

Webinar Series Session 3: “Tackling the Challenge of Quantifying Food Losses Across All Fronts – Local, Regional and National Perspectives”

The third and final session of the FOLOU webinar series, titled "Tackling the Challenge of Quantifying Food Losses Across All Fronts – Local, {...}

14.05.2024

Revolutionizing Trout Aquaculture: Innovations Towards Sustainable Production and Enhanced Efficiency

The fisheries and aquaculture sectors have been increasingly recognized for their essential contribution to global food production and {...}

30.04.2024

Survey to help FOLOU and the University of Reading develop relevant education and training materials!

In line with the EU Green Deal and the Farm to Fork strategy, FOLOU and its partner, the University of Reading, are conducting a survey to develop {...}

17.04.2024

Webinar Series Session 2: “Navigating Reliable Diagnoses for Measuring Food Losses in the Primary Sector of the Supply Chain”

The second session, titled "Navigating Reliable Diagnoses for Measuring Food Losses in the Primary Sector of the Supply Chain", of the FOLOU webinar {...}

18.03.2024

Webinar Series Kickoff: “Defining Food Loss in the European Union Framework – Challenges and Significance”

The first session, titled "Defining Food Loss in the European Union Framework - Challenges and Significance", of the FOLOU webinar series took place {...}

12.03.2024

Harnessing Vision-Based Metrics for Quantifying Food Loss in Cauliflower Fields

With a growing global population, ensuring that food is efficiently utilized becomes a top priority to meeting the nutritional needs of people {...}

06.03.2024

FOLOU was present at the FOOD 2030 Networks Conference!

At the FOOD 2030 NETWORKS Conference in Brussels, BETA technological centre, PROMAN, Espigoladors, IMPACT, and ACR+ gathered to explore {...}

01.03.2024

Understanding Food Loss in Catalonia and Spain: A Comprehensive Overview of Academic Studies and Statistics

Food loss and waste have become critical global issues. Each year, a huge amount of food is lost throughout the whole food supply chain. This, {...}

12.02.2024

Food loss at the primary production: proximal and remote sensing techniques at work

A dedicated team at the Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) focuses on the agronomic perspective and defines food loss (FL) as the {...}

29.01.2024

FOLOU Project Thrives in Università Politecnica delle Marche’s General Meeting

Last week, the collaborative efforts of the FOLOU project partners (funded by the EU) culminated in a two-day general meeting hosted at {...}

15.12.2023

Counting apples and apple quality with drones and AI. Will this apple be tasty? Just ask our drone…

"What gets measured gets managed." (Peter Drucker) Food waste is the food that is either thrown away or not eaten. This food waste is a problem {...}

12.12.2023

“Reduce consumer food waste to protect the climate”

On Friday 08/12, the European Commission organised a side event at the Conference of Parties #cop28 in Dubai on the topic of food loss and {...}

30.11.2023

The new methodologies to assess the impact of food losses are ready!

One of the main objectives of the FOLOU project is to provide new tools and methods to measure and estimate the magnitude of food losses at the {...}

23.11.2023

Join now the WASTELESS Community of Practice on Food Loss and Waste!

Press release: October 2023     by Luminita Ciolacu and Sofia Reis ISEKI-Food Association The WASTELESS project {...}

07.11.2023

What are food losses and how to measure them?

One of the main objectives of the project is to identify food flows that are discarded within the agri-food chain, which are currently not included {...}

19.10.2023

Catalan partners of the FOLOU project attended to an innovation and research in FLW prevention conference in Reus, Catalonia

This October, representatives of the BETA Technological Centre, the Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda, the Waste Agency of {...}

02.10.2023

Fundació Espigoladors at RETASTE Conference

Fundació Espigoladors, as leaders of the WP4, had the pleasure to participate in the Retaste, "Rethink food resources, losses, and waste" 2023 in {...}

29.09.2023

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Food Waste.

Today is the International Day of Awareness of #FoodLoss and #FoodWaste! Calculating the impact of #FoodLoss in the primary {...}

18.08.2023

Food Loss: What to measure and how to measure it

The FOLOU project aims at delivering a robust methodology to quantify food losses in the primary production stage. A first step of the methodology {...}

18.08.2023

Diagnosis on Food Loss and Waste in Catalonia

The Catalan Government and the Waste Agency of Catalonia keep going on generating knowledge about Food Loss and Waste Prevention. This year, The {...}

18.08.2023

Catalonia is still a frontrunning region in Food Loss and Food Waste prevention

The Catalan Government and the Waste Agency of Catalonia are working hard to develop two pioneer measures: a Decree on Food Loss and Wastage {...}

18.08.2023

European Commission proposes targets to accelerate food waste reduction in the EU by 2030

The Commission proposes that, by 2030, Member States reduce food waste by 10%, in processing and manufacturing, and by 30% (per capita), jointly at {...}

18.08.2023

WASTELESS and FOLOU: Sister Projects Revolutionizing Food Waste Management

WASTELESS and FOLOU projects (funded under the HORIZON-CL6-2022-FARM2FORK-01) are two groundbreaking projects that share the common goal of tackling {...}

18.08.2023

First steps towards a new methodology to assess the environmental impact of food loss

Under the coordination of the BETA Technology Centre, the FOLOU consortium is currently working to develop a comprehensive conceptual framework to {...}

18.08.2023

First steps of the future National and European Food Losses Registry

One of the objectives of the FOLOU project consortium is the creation of the first homogenised and consensual framework for the future National and {...}

18.08.2023

First steps towards an engagement strategy and revising the current Food Loss legal framework

The FOLOU consortium collected information and produced draft reports on the Food Loss related legal framework in the EU, the region of Catalonia {...}