Croatia launches school project to reduce food waste
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In Croatia, David Vlajčić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, signed agreements with three elementary schools. Titus Brezovački, Vladimir Nazor, and Rikard Katalinić Jeretov, in Zagreb, Daruvar, and Opatija to begin a pilot project reducing food waste.
The project will introduce measures in school kitchens to limit food waste and provide students with educational materials on prevention. Croatia annually discards 482,000 tons of food, averaging 125 kilograms per person.
Vlajčić stated that 54 percent of the total waste comes from the business sector and 46 percent from households. The government has already invested 3.2 million euros in a food donation system, establishing nine food banks across nine counties. An additional 400,000 euros will be allocated to infrastructure for food banks in counties that currently lack a system. Amendments to the Law on Agriculture will further regulate the system for preventing food waste and donating surplus food.
