{"id":24996,"date":"2022-09-29T08:40:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T15:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=24996"},"modified":"2022-09-29T08:40:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T15:40:46","slug":"join-cdfa-in-making-a-difference-on-international-day-of-awareness-of-food-loss-and-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/09\/29\/join-cdfa-in-making-a-difference-on-international-day-of-awareness-of-food-loss-and-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Join CDFA in making a difference on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Food-Waste.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Food-Waste.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24997\" width=\"465\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Food-Waste.png 636w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Food-Waste-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) joins the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in recognizing today as the third annual International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world where the number of people affected by hunger is rising and tons of edible food are lost and\/or wasted every day, curbing food loss and waste is essential. Food loss and waste puts unnecessary pressure on the environment, resulting in natural resource depletion and greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CDFA\u2019s commitment to helping Californians reduce food loss and waste includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdfa.ca.gov%2Fis%2Fffldrs%2FSAFE_HumanFoodWasteDiversion.html&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csteve.lyle%40cdfa.ca.gov%7C3e00169310d3431d95ce08da9761f086%7Cafdfd251a22248978cbaae68cabfffbc%7C0%7C0%7C637988744154878208%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ltrr%2FD1jUeW08gt9kAVkcS2CzdBQVrwUmCmZG0fvq78%3D&amp;reserved=0\">CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program promoting human food byproduct diversion to create animal feed<\/a>; the <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdfa.ca.gov%2FAHFSS%2FMPES%2FRendering%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csteve.lyle%40cdfa.ca.gov%7C3e00169310d3431d95ce08da9761f086%7Cafdfd251a22248978cbaae68cabfffbc%7C0%7C0%7C637988744154878208%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jA5wcF2z59RmdsZNQYwUH6cGGzOJGXCCp4gdQTofapQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">CDFA Rendering Program<\/a> promoting the process of breaking down animal byproducts for industrial uses; the <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdfa.ca.gov%2Foefi%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csteve.lyle%40cdfa.ca.gov%7C3e00169310d3431d95ce08da9761f086%7Cafdfd251a22248978cbaae68cabfffbc%7C0%7C0%7C637988744154878208%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jwiZklfniuBBQ8WCqzWcOsBrf88TifJdDdKZZ7dhQqk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">CDFA Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation<\/a> promoting compost through the <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdfa.ca.gov%2Foefi%2FAMMP%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csteve.lyle%40cdfa.ca.gov%7C3e00169310d3431d95ce08da9761f086%7Cafdfd251a22248978cbaae68cabfffbc%7C0%7C0%7C637988744154878208%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=t6yGKgYKq55q5bHEW205vIWnA4QTPWN8ayJn6EqW3mw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Alternative Manure Management Program<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdfa.ca.gov%2Foefi%2Fhealthysoils%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csteve.lyle%40cdfa.ca.gov%7C3e00169310d3431d95ce08da9761f086%7Cafdfd251a22248978cbaae68cabfffbc%7C0%7C0%7C637988744154878208%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=U%2Fug9E3UAGWnc5hlOPnlhlAoN9oBY4YcUhVn9N%2FQB9s%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Healthy Soils Program<\/a>; 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