BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 28. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) seeks to implement a project on food and waste management in Azerbaijan, Viorel Gutu, Sub-Regional Coordinator for Central Asia at FAO, told Trend.
"One of the projects that we discussed most intensively with the Government of Azerbaijan is connected with the food waste management. We are implementing this project at the regional level, we have given it the highest priority in Turkiye, and now we have achieved very significant results. We want to apply the experience gained in Turkiye in Azerbaijan, taking into account the interest in this project in the country," he said.
As the coordinator explained, the project is more focused on changing people’s mentality. FAO is trying to draw people’s attention to how much food is thrown away.
"Globally, more than a third of food products are loss and waste. This is a dramatic figure. This is a big problem that, if tackled, can solve many issues related not only to basic nutrition, but also to healthy food provision. The Government of Azerbaijan and FAO are very interested in this joint cooperation," he said.
Gutu noted that FAO has a very wide range of cooperation with Azerbaijan, and there are definitely prospects for further deepening of this partnership.
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