(ANSA) Brussels, November 6 - The Milan Protocol designed to reduce food waste in the world by 50 % by 2020 was presented to the European Parliament Thursday ahead of the food-themed Expo 2015 Milan trade fair.
The Protocol features an awareness campaign aimed at slashing the estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of food wasted around the globe, Paolo De Castro, coordinator of the S and D group of the EU Agriculture Commission who is also a member of the board of directors of the Barilla Foundation Centre for Food and Nutrition sponsoring the campaign.
The final version of the Protocol is to be unveiled at a Fortum on Food and Nutrition at the Bocconi University of Milan December 3-4.
Also part of the protocol are agrarian reforms and the struggle against obesity with an emphasis on the importance of food education from childhood and the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
"Food is the real big challenge of the future," said De Castro, "a global action plan on the themes of the Protocol is urgent".
Milan protocol presented to EU Parliament before Expo 2015
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