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A new peer-reviewed study from Lund University maps the most common challenges, risks, and cost burdens facing Food Sharing Initiatives, and outlines practical strategies to help them thrive across Europe.

Europe discards nearly 60 million tonnes of food every year — a loss worth over €130 billion and responsible for almost 10% of global emissions. From cargo bike recovery fleets to AI systems that predict waste before it happens, new solutions are reshaping how cities and canteens respond. Because as experts remind us, “the redistribution of leftover produce is not charity — it is about the right to food.”

Last month at Global Forum of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, Cultivate unveiled one of its key Food Sharing Compass tools: the Menu of Good Governance. The tool serves as a repository of good governance practices in food sharing from across Europe.

Discover how the CULTIVATE Project explores food sharing as a driver of resilient and sustainable urban communities in Milan