BASF is hosting a week-long program in São Paulo, Brazil, to address ways to reduce food waste and crop losses to feed an ever-growing world population.
The company says about one-third of the food produced for human consumption each year gets lost or wasted globally – this amounts to about 1.3 billion metric tons.
To identify sustainable and innovative solutions to tackle this challenge, thought leaders, scientists, industry experts, students and citizens are participating in the Creator Space tour stop in São Paulo.
The program will take place at the Brazilian Museum of Sculpture.
It is the fourth stop of BASF’s Creator Space tour – a year-long, global event series launched by BASF in its 150th anniversary year.
“Agriculture is one of the main foundations of the Brazilian economy. The country is the world’s second largest food producer,” said Ralph Schweens, President of BASF in South America.
“Although Brazil was removed from the world hunger map in 2014, the country still faces problems of food waste and crop losses.”
During the Creator Space tour stop in São Paulo, BASF wants to identify solutions with its stakeholders to increase sustainability in agriculture and foster food security.
It is projected that by the year 2050, more than nine billion people will live on the planet.
By then, agricultural production will need to increase by 70% to feed the world’s population.
The reduction of food waste and crop losses is one important means to meet this challenge.
The week-long event in São Paulo includes activities with diverse groups of participants, ranging from business and academia to government, non-government organizations and society in general.
The state and the city of São Paulo are decisive for food production and consumption as well as the decision-making process in the country.
The sessions of the Creator Space tour stop in São Paulo are guided by the principles of sustainability and innovation.
