Tag: food waste

REDONA presents its project to AMAFRUVA with a view to future collaborations

On January 29, 2025, a meeting took place at Mercavalència between representatives of the REDONA project and the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers (AMAFRUVA), with the aim of presenting the initiative and exploring potential avenues for collaboration. During the meeting, the team from the Universitat Politècnica de València outlined the benefits of REDONA for market operators, its alignment with current legal frameworks, the functionality of the technological tool, and the implementation timeline, which includes a pilot project. The role AMAFRUVA could play in disseminating the project among its members was highlighted, along with its possible involvement in training activities and the upcoming public presentation event at Mercavalència. Both parties exchanged views on potential synergies between REDONA and other ongoing initiatives, especially in the field of circular economy. The session helped strengthen mutual understanding and laid the groundwork for potential future cooperation in addressing food waste in the wholesale sector.

| REDONA Recovery of fruits and vegetables in Mercavalència UPV

REDONA Project, to avoid food waste in Mercavalència, on the SER radio station.

Norat Roig, Principal Researcher of the REDONA Project at the Universitat Politècnica de València has detailed what this initiative consists of, which basically aims to ensure that the food that arrives at Mercavalència from wholesalers does not also end up in the rubbish bin. ‘It is in the wholesaler-retailer transaction where this waste is produced that we want to act on because to date nothing has been done,’ he explained. Thus, when it is finally operational, these technologies will allow wholesalers’ surpluses to be used by NGOs and other organisations, which will be able to get hold of all this food so that it can reach vulnerable families in the city of Valencia. You can listen to the interview at: Hoy por Hoy Valencia 26/09/2024- Tramo de 12:20 a 13:00) | Cadena SER

REDONA on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

As part of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, the REDONA project held the conference ‘Innovative solutions to combat food waste in the Mercas: The case of REDONA in Mercavalència’ on 24 September at the Universitat Politècnica de València. The conference highlighted the importance of Mercavalència in the food supply of the city of Valencia, the problem of food waste, how REDONA can provide a solution to the food surplus not marketed by wholesalers to feed the most vulnerable population and the suitability of Casa Caridad for the project, as well as the importance of its social work.

El proyecto Redona participó en el encuentro organizado por el CEMAS sobre la pérdida y el desperdicio alimentario

The Redona project took part in the meeting organised by CEMAS on food loss and waste

It is easy to get lost in the numbers when we talk about food loss and waste. The social, environmental and economic impacts of this waste are so shocking that we find it difficult to put the magnitude of the problem into concrete numbers. At the meeting organised by CEMAS on food loss and waste (now available on the CEMAS YouTube channel) high-level speakers presented innovative and inspiring projects that deserve a separate mention.

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