INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Sri Lankan government and the European Union (EU) have signed a financing agreement to promote a circular economy and sustainable
people through more efficient distribution channels/mechanisms of food, avoiding food waste and/or convert food waste into much needed
of environmental and other resources
Within these challenges, however, lies an opportunity to adopt a circular economy model that can transform the development of new
in the future and to establish food security and sustainability
Following the signature of the agreement, the EU will proceed to contract implementing partners for the delivery of the support.The action
is aligned with the Paris Agreement, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and more particularly the external dimension of EU policies
under the EU Green Deal and more directly to SDG 12 on responsible consumption and production
resilience and improving food security and nutrition while reducing impact of human activities on human and animal health, the environment,
biodiversity, and more generally on the transportation and disposal contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.Project activities align with
distribution and consumption models related to food waste/loss and single use plastic food packaging.
