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Waste Management & Valorization
Resources to help producers reduce on-farm and post-harvest losses, divert surplus into higher-value uses, and design circular systems for by-products and side streams.
Food Waste Strategy & Data
ReFED
U.S. nonprofit focused on food waste reduction, offering data, solution roadmaps, and economic analyses that producers can use to prioritize interventions from field to packing shed.
WRAP – Food Waste Resources
UK-based organization producing evidence and practical guides for reducing food waste across the supply chain, with models and tools that can be adapted by producers globally.
Valorization & Circular Economy
Upcycled Food Association
Trade association promoting upcycled ingredients. Useful if you are exploring markets for surplus, by-products, or cosmetically imperfect crops that can be converted into higher-value products.
Regulation & Programs
EPA – Sustainable Management of Food
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidance and programs on reducing food waste, including the food recovery hierarchy and case studies relevant to farms, processors, and distributors.