Overview
- FAO and Mexico City’s Central de Abasto detailed a circular‑economy strategy at the region’s largest wholesale market, which generates 450–500 tons of daily waste with about 80% organic, to cut losses and transform residues.
- FAO’s Lina Pohl said the CEDA model is advancing with public‑private partners and is being designed for replication beyond Mexico.
- Spain’s Castilla‑La Mancha marked the day by promoting its ‘Sin Desperdicio 20‑30’ strategy and issuing consumer guidance on planning, storage and using leftovers to curb household waste.
- In Argentina, the Banco de Alimentos de Rosario reported serving about 300 organizations that reach roughly 78,000 people each month and said its RecupeBAR program has recovered more than 1.4 million kilos of produce since 2017, including 360,000 kilos in 2024.
- BAR urged regulatory changes to distinguish ‘best before’ from expiration dates and to create tax and liability incentives for donations, citing ongoing legal barriers despite an estimated 16 million tons of food lost annually in the country.