Ghana gourmet chef reducing food waste and feeding those in need

Millions of people in South Africa don't have enough to eat. Still, a third of all the food there is thrown away. Now some producers and supermarkets are giving away food that's past its sell-by date to people in need.

Restaurants in US city of Austin aim for zero food waste.

Nigerian market traders are using solar power cold rooms to store excess produce and reduce food waste.

The plate is designed to make a meal look bigger -- a gastronomic illusion and an innovative way to tame Saudi Arabia's pervasive throwaway culture which results in colossal food waste. Across much of the Gulf lavish displays of food are seen as a cultural totem of generosity and hospitality.

Lockdown: How FG plans to implement home grown school feeding programme - Sadiya Farouk

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Spain provides Europe with much of its fruit and vegetables, and demand is on the rise amid the coronavirus crisis. But how is the country meeting this increased demand? In the greenhouses of the Andalusia region, managers are implementing safety measures to protect workers. But in the region of Murcia, where many foreign pickers live in slums, unions say it's a different story out in the fields. Meanwhile, Andalusia also counts more than 100 makeshift camps where thousands of illegal pickers live, unattended to by the health services. Our correspondents report.

Animal rights activists were worried that pigeons would starve as the COVID-19 crisis saw high streets emptied, leaving no scraps to eat. Now the birds in Cologne will not go hungry.

COVID-19: Why Nigerians returning home have to pay for feeding, accommodation

As people across the globe stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic, residential trash has increased dramatically. While on average households used to cook once or twice a day, many are now making at least three meals on a daily basis, generating along the way an abundant yet unexploited resource: food waste.

Since March 22, New Yorkers have been asked to stay at home. As the city reopens, those considered by the authorities as "essential workers" continued to work despite the risks to their health. AFP met with three men, Ian, Azzedine and Adam, who kept working throughout the crisis, helping to feed local residents.

On the 10th of September, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc held its 60th annual general meeting in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital. Attendance at the event was by proxy and live streaming due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions on large gathering.