Community Food Rescue and Food Banks in Peru: Local experiences to improve food nutrition in Lima peri-urban suburbs
This report documents community-led food rescue and food bank initiatives in Lima, Peru, focusing on REDOPA’s model of recovering surplus food from farms and wholesale markets. Led primarily by women from community kitchens, these initiatives have reduced waste, improved access to nutritious foods,...
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| author | Pradel, W. Santandreu, A. Fuentes, A. Tueroconza, E. Ninahuamán, J. López, D. |
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| description | This report documents community-led food rescue and food bank initiatives in Lima, Peru, focusing on REDOPA’s model of recovering surplus food from farms and wholesale markets. Led primarily by women from community kitchens, these initiatives have reduced waste, improved access to nutritious foods, and strengthened local food systems. Despite regulatory challenges, food rescue efforts demonstrate scalable solutions for addressing food insecurity and environmental sustainability. The report highlights the importance of institutional support, clear policy frameworks, and community autonomy in building resilient food systems. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1765972025-11-06T13:56:38Z Community Food Rescue and Food Banks in Peru: Local experiences to improve food nutrition in Lima peri-urban suburbs Pradel, W. Santandreu, A. Fuentes, A. Tueroconza, E. Ninahuamán, J. López, D. food waste food security community involvement nutrition This report documents community-led food rescue and food bank initiatives in Lima, Peru, focusing on REDOPA’s model of recovering surplus food from farms and wholesale markets. Led primarily by women from community kitchens, these initiatives have reduced waste, improved access to nutritious foods, and strengthened local food systems. Despite regulatory challenges, food rescue efforts demonstrate scalable solutions for addressing food insecurity and environmental sustainability. The report highlights the importance of institutional support, clear policy frameworks, and community autonomy in building resilient food systems. 2025-09 2025-09-19T20:31:09Z 2025-09-19T20:31:09Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176597 en Open Access application/pdf application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Pradel, W.; Santandreu, A.; Fuentes, A.; Tueroconza, E.; Ninahuamán, J.; López, D. 2025. Community Food Rescue and Food Banks in Peru: Local experiences to improve food nutrition in Lima peri-urban suburbs. CGIAR / CIP Technical Report. Lima, Peru. |
| spellingShingle | food waste food security community involvement nutrition Pradel, W. Santandreu, A. Fuentes, A. Tueroconza, E. Ninahuamán, J. López, D. Community Food Rescue and Food Banks in Peru: Local experiences to improve food nutrition in Lima peri-urban suburbs |
| title | Community Food Rescue and Food Banks in Peru: Local experiences to improve food nutrition in Lima peri-urban suburbs |
| title_full | Community Food Rescue and Food Banks in Peru: Local experiences to improve food nutrition in Lima peri-urban suburbs |
| title_fullStr | Community Food Rescue and Food Banks in Peru: Local experiences to improve food nutrition in Lima peri-urban suburbs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community Food Rescue and Food Banks in Peru: Local experiences to improve food nutrition in Lima peri-urban suburbs |
| title_short | Community Food Rescue and Food Banks in Peru: Local experiences to improve food nutrition in Lima peri-urban suburbs |
| title_sort | community food rescue and food banks in peru local experiences to improve food nutrition in lima peri urban suburbs |
| topic | food waste food security community involvement nutrition |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176597 |
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