An estimated 20% in the Ugandan capital Kampala live with food insecurity. At the same time, food waste currently represents the largest part of solid waste generation in the city. This case study shows how Kampala can harness green and digital technologies to reduce food waste at the consumer level as well as contribute to the SDGs and climate goals, and build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic.
To help reduce food waste in the city, interventions at the production and transportation stages are needed, as well as the need to connect infrastructure, urban planning, economic incentives, capacity support and mandatory regulations in a holistic approach.
Kampala is one of five cities in five regions assessed as part of the UNEP-led Build Back Better: Using Green and Digital Technologies to Reduce Food Waste at Consumer Level project.
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