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Future-ready Growth in APEC: Unlocking New Drivers and Fortifying Resilience
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning regulations and standards across the region.
APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning regulations and standards across the region.
APEC has helped drive economic growth and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific by reducing trade barriers, improving the ease of doing business and strengthening connectivity among economies. These efforts have contributed to rising incomes, expanded trade and greater opportunities for businesses and communities across the region.
APEC has helped drive economic growth and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific by reducing trade barriers, improving the ease of doing business and strengthening connectivity among economies. These efforts have contributed to rising incomes, expanded trade and greater opportunities for businesses and communities across the region.
APEC brings together governments, businesses and stakeholders to collaborate on shared priorities. Explore opportunities to participate in events, contribute to initiatives and engage with APEC’s work across the region.
APEC brings together governments, businesses and stakeholders to collaborate on shared priorities. Explore opportunities to participate in events, contribute to initiatives and engage with APEC’s work across the region.

Proceedings
•March 2022
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Policy Partnership on Food Security (PPFS)
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34
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented disruptions in the food supply chain, and has put APEC’s food systems under stress. Lockdowns, labor shortage, border controls and closures of different establishments have worsened food loss and waste. Tackling this problem required a mixture of strategic responses, for example, collaboration throughout the food supply chain, cross-border movement for emergency goods and services, and adoption of digital technologies through public-private partnership. To better promote the minimization of food loss and waste during the pandemic, the virtual Workshop Reducing Food Loss and Waste along the Food Value Chain in APEC during and post- COVID-19 Pandemic was held from 30 June 30 to 2 July 2021. This report summarizes the proceedings of the event and the results of the post-workshop survey. It also briefly presents the results of a pre-meeting survey on challenges in and measures to minimize food loss and waste during the pandemic.