Thanks for joining, Lucy!

Feel free to write questions in the Q&A function throughout the presentation, you can find this function at the bottom of your Zoom (next to the “Raise Hand” function).

so exciting if you could send the emails for contact

Alex: alex.nichols-vinueza@wwfus.org

Alison: aedwards@stewardshipindex.org

Alison: aedwards@stewardshipindex.org

Hi everyone, Karin från Sweden here :) Sounds very interresting! Is/will the Food loss calculator be free for anyone to use?

Yes! You can download it for free at the bottom of the SISC site: https://www.stewardshipindex.org/working-metrics

Hi Karin - it will be free for any grower to use yes! If a company or organization wants to use the SISC tool to collect and aggrigate and report back results then there is a cost associated with that. Thanks!

Perfect, thank you!

Same answer for Supply Shift and CropTrak

Aha okay good to know

What about students who want to use this tool for research purposes, can they download it free?@Alison Edwards

Yes, any individual can use the tool for free.

Email me at lisakjohnson4@gmail.com

Lucy, let me know what help you need, and I'll be glad to get you and your students started!

Sure!

It might be harder for smaller producers to set aside the extra time to do this. Do you farmers think the tool is easy to use? And how much time do you think it takes?

Are there any growers who used this tool beyond in-field measurement?

Great to hear the experience from leading growers. Thank you for taking the time Baha, Brad and Scott - I appreciate hearing this from a business perspective.

I agree, super interresting!

This is good piece of information. Glad to hear from the growers on their findings to the tool's performance!

Thank you for these great questions, we’ll dive into them during the Q&A. Please keep sending your questions!:)

Thanks, Kai, for highlighting Campbell's past work. There is lots more to do!

According to ReFed’s Insight Engine, farm-produced crops is estimated to be 34% of food surplus. Can the surplus be consistently found at specific places / steps in the overall food recovery process or is it 'random'?

The SISC Food Loss metric was piloted in both annual and perennial fruits and veg crops.

Hi Lara, ReFed's Insights Engine used data from field studies, from me, WWF, and Greg Baker in California. Much of that produce is available in-field.

To read more about Just Peachy Salsa, see: https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/just-peachy. For more about Tesco's work with growers and their actions see: https://www.tescoplc.com/sustainability/taking-action/environment/food-waste/working-with-suppliers/

Thanks, Lisa! Assumed the same that most of the surplus can be found in-field versus other points in the supply chain.