In December 2022, I attended the IUNS’ 22nd Congress on Nutrition in Tokyo, Japan. The six-day-long event brought together experts in the fields of food security, nutrition, and sustainability to pave the way for resilient food system of the future. My (co-written) abstract entitled ‘Transforming Food Waste into Functional Ingredients: A Dutch Case Study’ was […]
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In October 2022, I had the opportunity to participate in the REASTE conference organised in Heraklion, Greece. With its broad focus on food waste, the conference brought together food waste scholars from various disciplines to share their research. My presentation ‘It takes a village to valorise waste: Insights into the experiences of professionals engaged in […]
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In April 2022, I presented my work at the Circular@WUR conference in Wageningen, the Netherlands. The conference brought together pioneers in the field of circular bio-based society from different backgrounds and facilitated an exchange of ideas. I presented the results from a recently published paper of mine on utilising unwanted fishing catch in Dutch food bank parcels. […]
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INTERREG SUN is a Dutch-German inter-regional project focussed on the sustainable valorisation of fruit and vegetable side-streams. The project brings together 16 partners with a broad range of industrial and academic expertise from both sides of the border. The aim is to create legal and technological pathways to sustainably valorise side-streams that would have otherwise […]
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In March 2022, I presented my work at FEM Maastricht’s Women Researchers’ Festival. The Festival aimed to celebrate International Women’s’ Day by promoting the innovative spirit of women researchers and to fostering possible collaborations amongst them. I presented the results from a recently published paper of mine on utilising unwanted fishing catch in Dutch food […]
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In December 2021, I was invited to virtually present my work on food waste valorisation at the Asia-Europe Environment Forum’s annual conference “Circular Food Systems – Solutions to Reverse Climate Change”. The conference was designed to promote exchanges on regional and international levels and to highlight the range of multi-stakeholder initiatives or partnerships promoting the […]
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Published open access in Foods’ special issue on ‘Challenging the Status Quo to Shape Food Systems Transformation from a Nutritional and Food Security Perspective‘ in November 2021. View full text here. Title Let Them Eat Fish! Exploring the Possibility of Utilising Unwanted Catch in Food Bank Parcels in The Netherlands Abstract The Common Fisheries Policy […]
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Originally published on foodunfolded.com in October 2021. Food can end up as waste before it reaches us for several reasons, whether it’s safety concerns, supply chain inefficiencies, or lack of consumer demand. We take a look at how businesses manage food that is no longer available for human consumption. When thinking of food waste, we […]
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In September 2021, I presented my work on food waste valorisation at the PhDs and the Grand Challenges symposium organised by the University of Bath’s Centre for Business, Organisations and Society. The symposium invited doctoral researchers from a variety of management and allied fields to share their ideas on tackling the host of grand challenges […]
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Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in October 2021 A third of the food grown on this planet ends up being lost or thrown away. A big chunk of this comes from our own homes – but the good news is that all of us can take small steps to stop the problem from getting any bigger. […]
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Madhura Rao 