Second Regional Dialogue on Prevention and Reduction of Food Losses and Waste in

Latin America and the Caribbean

Advances in Cuba

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Strategic plan for the agricultural and forestry sector

of the Cuban Republic until 2030

General work lines: relationship with the FLW

1. To increase the agricultural food processing to

add value and to reduce the postharvest losses.

2. To development the self-sufficiency food local

programs that include the establishment of postharvest

loss program in the municipalities.

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Objectives to develop the self-sufficiency food

local programs related to the FLW

1. To evaluate and to reduce perishable fruits and

vegetables food losses in the productive chains.

2. To establish short and proximity marketing

circuits.

3. To consider the local traditions related with the

production and the food culture.

4. To guarantee quality and food safety.

5. To develop processing and the local food

conservation techniques according to the

demands and the potential production of each

municipality.

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Methodology to evaluation, prevention and

reduction to perishable vegetables foods losses to

locally

1. The relevance of the characterization of the agro-food

systems

2. The food demand local satisfaction

3. Analysis with chained view and approach systems.

4. Analysis to the factors and the problems associated to

the food losses thought the relationships between cause-

effects.

5. International experiences and publications about

assessment loss

ETAPAS MÉTODOS RESULTADOS ESPERADOS

Awareness-raisingMeetings, interviews and

methodological workshops with

key stakeholders

Commited key actors and creation of

local team of FLWI

II Learning for training

facilitators Systems approach Facilitators trained

IIIPresentation and

discussion

methodology

Participatory Workshops

Creation of 4 teams: 1) study of

markets, 2) post-harvest, 3) primary

production and 4) systemic

strategies

IV Comprehensive

diagnosis

Mapping of farms and markets.

(Identification of the problems

associated to the loss of food in:

1) markets, 2) post-harvest, 3)

primary production.

Quantification of losses

•Document review. Interviews to reporting key and authorities local. Structured surveys. Discussion group. Analysis of problems and objectives based on the relationship causal-effects (La Gra, 1993). FLW Assesment (Jaspreet Aulakh y Anita Regmi, 2013) and environmentalimpact(Pastakia y Jensen en 1998

Statistical analysis of the dataV TRAINING OF

ACTORS KEY

Systems approach Motivation to the discussion

VI SYSTEMIC

STRATEGIES Workshop to asses the

systemic strategies

Short, medium and long term

solutions

VII ESTABLISHMENTFROM A LOCAL FLW

INFORMATION NETWORK

Monitoring through the

Information System of the

National Program of AU, ASU

and Family and Self-

sufficiency project

Municipal Food Group, chaired by the Municipal GovernmentParticipates in the continuous improvement of the system

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Source: United Nations, FAO,1980 and authors. Note: Food waste at the consumer level will not be covered in this

study.

Total PHL = Sum of PHL at each stage of the food supply chain:

PHL=ΣSi= Σf ( xj)

where ‘Si’ stands for the losses in each critical stage of FSC; ‘Xj’ stands for the factors affecting losses at each step,

and ‘i’ represents critical stages from harvesting to sales.

Factores que afectan las pérdidas postcosecha y estados críticos en la cadena de

suministros. Jasprett et al., 2013

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Presentation of the "Methodology for the evaluation,

prevention and reduction of perishable fruits and

vegetables loss on a local scale" for validation by experts

consultation to include it in the municipal program of Self-

sufficiency.

Proposal of conformation of the “National Technical

Committee for the food losses and waste reduction "

(November 2016 meeting in the Technical Council Advisor of

the Agricultural Ministry) “

Agreement through technical meeting to start pilot

experiences in the Guira de Melena Municipality in the guava,

mango and papaya chains. This will allow a further workshop

to discuss and select a Municipality Case Study.

Advances up date

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1. Public supply program that buys 80% of nationalproduction procurement and management of marketto avoid bumped prices (establishment of a profitmargin of up to 30%).

2. Consolidation of short circuits of and marketproximity, reducing middlemen (increase of the State-run agricultural markets).

3. Improvement of markets’ infrastructure and capacityof transportation.

New regulations for the management of the markets to improve the access of food to consumers and reduce

losses of food

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