The 2025 International Conference on Reducing Food Loss and Waste concluded on Saturday in Jinan, Shandong province, with experts, policymakers, and industry leaders calling for global cooperation and technological innovation to promote food security and reduce waste across the supply chain.

The three-day conference, held from July 24 to 26, was co-hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, and the Shandong provincial government.

Themed Reducing Food Loss and Waste: Tech Innovation and Global Action for a Food-Secure World, the event attracted around 300 participants from government, business, and academia both in China and abroad.

Peng Qinghua, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, attended the opening ceremony and delivered remarks.

Peng emphasized the need to deepen reform and build public awareness around the idea that reducing food loss is equal to increasing production. He called for stronger public education to transform food conservation awareness into conscious action.