Saudi Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs, and Housing Majed Al-Hogail and other senior officials attended the event.

Al-Hogail noted the importance of raising awareness about the environmental impact of waste on society and nature.

He emphasised that the foundation is committed to developing innovative solutions and strengthening partnerships to achieve sustainable development goals. This is reported by Arab News.

A platform has been created to collect contributions to the fund and support sustainable development in the food preservation industry.

Support for producer associations and an incentive for the private sector to adopt sustainable waste reduction practices will also be part of the food waste programme.

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