Circular Economy Transition for Sustainable Food Security.
Discussed how this policy can enhance sustainable food security, increase agriculture productivity, and promote market growth by leveraging on recycling old equipment and waste materials.
Rwanda is among the most advanced countries in Africa in the circular economy transition, and it is because Rwanda has put Environmental and Climate Change at the heart of its transformation journey. The circular economy is a strategy to achieve green growth and is a way to tackle climate change.
“Embracing the circular economy approach is going to be a game changer on how to address the problem of food loss and waste. A circular economy allows us to regain the lost potential and extract value from things that are otherwise considered waste.”
“We had to look back at the circular economy as a solution to the issue of food loss and waste through this, we can produce materials and resources that can be used in agriculture or it might cause an impact on industries.”
“In circularity, we are looking at three different dimensions; First, how do we produce food in a regenerative way? In a way, we have used resources efficiently as well as taking care of nature. Second, food loss and waste reduction. Even though we are producing food, how do we ensure that most of that doesn’t end up in loss or waste? Third, use commonly wasted resources productively. Less than 2% of the valuable nutrients in food by-products and waste are currently recycled. By using these nutrients as fertilizers, in animal feed, or for feedstock in products like textiles and plastics, we can drive innovation, create new business opportunities, and lessen damage to the environment.”
The Circular Food Systems for Rwanda program aims to transform Rwanda’s food systems to make it more circular and sustainable. Building a Circular Economy for food is crucial to support the fast-growing population in Rwanda and worldwide.
