Voivodeship in west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań, followed by Kalisz, the oldest city in Poland.
A regional government is a local government unit in Poland responsible for performing public tasks within a region. It consists of two main bodies: the provincial council (a legislative and supervisory body) and the provincial executive (an executive body)
The Wielkopolska region is one of the biggest in the country. It has an area of around 30,000 km² and its inhabitants number up to 3,500,000.
Wielkopolska is one of the leading regions with the highest investment attractiveness in Poland. The strengths of the region in this context include the size and quality of labor market resources, market capacity, transport accessibility, developed economic infrastructure, and the general level of economic development. The vast majority of economic entities operating in the Wielkopolska Region function within the private SME sector. Entities with foreign capital play a significant role in the process of building and strengthening economic potential.
The local government is also involved in initiatives for the economic transformation of the region towards a low- and zero-emission economy, with particular emphasis on hydrogen as an energy carrier. This applies to activities aimed at implementing the assumptions of the European Green Deal and the EU’s climate goals.
According to statistics, nearly 5 million tons of food are wasted annually in Poland, of which 500,000 tons are wasted in Greater Poland. To prevent this, for over four years the Local Government of the Wielkopolska Region has been implementing the “Program for Reducing Food Waste and Losses in Wielkopolska for 2021–2025.”
Thanks to the program, nearly PLN 5 million has been allocated to the fight against food waste. Grant competitions have been launched for municipalities and non-governmental organizations.
One of the first measures taken under the program is to subsidize the costs of transporting and storing food at risk of being wasted. This support is used by food banks in Greater Poland and aid organizations. Food is collected from producers, farmers, and large stores and delivered to local organizations, which distribute it to people in difficult life situations.
In addition, Food Banks organize “Food Waste Reduction and Food Aid Centers” in five subregions. Their role is to initiate educational and informational activities to prevent food waste by organizing training sessions, workshops, cooking demonstrations, talks, and food drives. Volunteers and local NGOs are invited to cooperate.
Although the current program covers the years 2021–2025, the Provincial Government plans to continue the initiative in the following years.
– Implementation of methods for reliable collection of data on food losses in primary production
– Standardization of terminology
– Testing the food loss registry
– Better understanding of the causes and ways to prevent food waste
Food Banks and Poznań University of Life Sciences
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