USAID’s Kitchen Sink: A Food Loss and Waste Podcast
Welcome to USAID’s Kitchen Sink: A Food Loss and Waste Podcast! 30 to 40 percent of the food we produce is wasted or lost, contributing to a global food crisis with over 800 million going to bed hungry. Listen on as USAID experts speak with researchers and development professionals to explore approaches to solving this critical issue that demands a kitchen sink approach. When it comes to climate, food security, agriculture production, and food systems sustainability, we have no time to waste.
Episodes
27 episodes
The Power of Abundance: The Farmlink Project’s Vision to End Hunger with Ben Collier
Our latest episode is with Ben Collier, CEO of Farmlink, which connects farms with surplus to food banks to feed people in need and reduce carbon emissions. Ben shares the history of Farmlink and h...
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Episode 27
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16:22
From Excess to Access: Community-Driven Waste Solutions with Ken Baker of Rethink Food
Over one-third of the world’s food is lost or wasted, undermining efforts to end hunger and malnutrition while contributing 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In low- and middle-income countries, over 40 percent of food loss...
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Episode 26
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23:47
Food Rescue and Food Banks with Feeding America’s Diane Letson
Over one-third of the world’s food is lost or wasted, undermining efforts to end hunger and malnutrition while contributing 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In low- and middle-income countries, over 40 percent of food loss...
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Episode 25
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17:41
World Food Safety Day 2024
Over one-third of the world’s food is lost or wasted, undermining efforts to end hunger and malnutrition while contributing 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In low- and middle-income countries, over 40 percent of food loss...
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Episode 24
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37:09
Food Rescue with Rescuing Leftover Cuisine’s Robert Lee
Over one-third of the world’s food is lost or wasted, undermining efforts to end hunger and malnutrition while contributing 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In low- and middle-income countries, over 40 percent of food loss...
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Episode 23
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16:35
Can SmartLabels Help Us Reduce Waste? With Rishi Banerjee of the Consumer Brands Association
Over one-third of the world’s food is lost or wasted, undermining efforts to end hunger and malnutrition while contributing 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In low- and middle-income countries, over 40 percent of food loss...
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Episode 22
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18:11
Reducing Household Food Waste with BudgEAT’s Adam Fry
Over one-third of the world’s food is lost or wasted, undermining efforts to end hunger and malnutrition while contributing 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In low- and middle-income countries, over 40 percent of food loss oc...
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Episode 21
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15:19
Upcycling and Sustainability with Kendra Stallings of Novozymes
Over one-third of the world’s food is lost or wasted, undermining efforts to end hunger and malnutrition while contributing 8 to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In low- and middle-income countries, over 40 percent of food loss oc...
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Episode 20
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18:42
Private Sector Partnership to Reduce FLW with Kentaste’s Joanne Muchai Murunga
Our latest episode is with Joanne Muchai Murunga, the Chief Operating Officer at Kentaste, a leading producer of coconut products in Kenya. Kentaste supports economic development by connecting rural farme...
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Episode 19
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25:25
Food Waste Prevention and Measurement with Leanpath’s Andrew Shakman
Our latest episode is with Andrew Shakman, CEO of Leanpath, an industry leading food waste prevention platform. Together, we discuss the importance of food waste prevention, the need for improved and affo...
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Episode 18
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24:47
Cold Chain Innovation with EverCase’s Chris Somogyi
Our latest episode is with Chris Somogyi, CEO of EverCase, a novel technology to reduce FLW by improving cold chain technology. Together, we discuss the challenges and opportunities in climate-smart cold chai...
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Episode 17
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15:29
Opportunities in Climate-Smart Cold Chain with GCCA’s Amanda Brondy
Our latest episode is with Amanda Brondy, Vice President of International Projects at the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA). Together, we discuss how the work of GCCA contributes to FLW reduction, the importa...
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Episode 16
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15:56
The Economic Case for FLW with FAO’s Maximo Torero
As we celebrate the fourth International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste today, it is important to highlight the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) theme “Reducing Food Loss and Waste: Taking Action to Transform Agrifood Systems.” ...
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Episode 15
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21:54
Celebrating FLW Month with ReFED’s Dana Gunders
This month, USAID is hosting a Food Loss and Waste Theme Month on Agrilinks to recognize the fourth International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (FL...
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Episode 14
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17:37
Value Addition at Source with Mandla Nkomo
In this month’s episode of the USAID Kitchen Sink Food Loss and Waste Podcast, Anesu Mawire, Project Development Specialist in the Regional Economic Growth Office and Feed the Future Coordinator ...
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Episode 13
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20:00
Food Loss and Waste and Methane Emissions with Eleni Michalopoulou
As the UN Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Moment concludes in Rome, we must continue to shine a light on the problem of food loss and waste (FLW) that strains our food system...
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Episode 12
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18:44
Food Safety Story Sourcing with EatSafe
Our latest episode is with Walker Lambert of Pierce Mill, part of the consortium for the Feed the Future food safety program Eviden...
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Episode 11
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15:12
WWF Efforts to Reduce FLW in Pakistan with Adil Daniel
Our latest episode is with Adil Daniel, Food Security and Water Stewardship Coordinator of the Food and Markets Program of WWF Pakistan. Adil shares the work WWF Pakistan has done to measure FLW and inform policy. We explore how WWF Pakistan co...
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Episode 10
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12:35
FLW as a Catalyst for Sustainable Food Systems with Pete Pearson
To celebrate Stop Food Waste Day, our latest episode of the USAID Kitchen Sink Food Loss and Waste Podcast is with Pete Pearson, the Global Lead for Food Loss and Waste at World Wildlife Fund (WW...
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Episode 9
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13:36
Technology and Traceability with David Davies
Our latest episode is with David Davies, the founder of AgUnity, which is using smartphone technology to combat poverty and reduce FLW among smallholder farmers and their communities. David shares opportun...
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Episode 8
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12:26
Improving Food Safety in the Private Sector to Reduce Food Loss with Thoric Cederstrom
Our latest episode is with Thoric Cederstrom, Director of Research and Learning for Food Enterprise Solutions, which implements the Feed the Future Busine...
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Episode 7
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11:54
Supporting Youth to Reduce Food Loss and Waste
Our latest episode with Jacob Ricker-Gilbert, Wyatt Pracht, and Patrick Ketiem of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Processing and Pos...
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Episode 6
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18:43
The Triple Wins of Addressing Food Loss and Waste with Dina Esposito
Our latest episode with Dina Esposito, who leads USAID’s Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, explores the Agency’s prioritization of an...
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Episode 5
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18:11
Cold Chain with Rusty Eason
The USAID Research Community of Practice Sub-Group on Food Loss and Waste (FLW) aims to share research and knowledge with USAID staff and implementing partners interested in the implications of and approaches to addressing FLW. In this episode ...
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Episode 4
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7:38
Actors to Reduce Food Loss & Waste: the Private Sector with Ignacio Gavilan
The USAID Research Community of Practice Sub-Group on Food Loss and Waste (FLW) aims to share research and knowledge with USAID staff and implementing partners interested in the implications of and approaches to addressing FLW. In this episode ...
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Episode 3
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16:24