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Carolina Peñalva Lapuente is the project coordinator of the Horizon 2020 funded SISTERS project (Systemic Innovations for a Sustainable Reduction of the European Food Wastage).
Carolina has a PhD in Food Science and Technology and a master’s in environmental management. She works on R&D sustainability projects for the Aitiip Centro Tecnológico in Zaragoza, Spain, which promotes the development of innovations and technology, linking university research with industry.
Millions of tonnes of food are wasted in the EU each year. This means that food systems are causing damage to the climate and environment without even fulfilling their function of nourishing people. Adopting holistic approaches promoting greater circularity and behavioural shifts is essential to cut the waste. One thing many European countries share is ...
Clara Cicatiello is an assistant professor of agricultural economics at the University of Tuscia, Italy. Her research covers the sustainability of food systems and the prevention of food loss and waste in food supply chains. You are the coordinator of the EU-funded LOWINFOOD project, which aims to reduce food waste. How will the project achieve ...