Roughly one-third of the food produced for human consumption gets lost or wasted globally. Whereas developing countries suffer more losses during agricultural production, due to problems such as poor post-harvest management, lack of suitable infrastructure and inadequate processing and packaging, in developed countries the majority of waste occurs at the retail and consumer level. Food waste is not simply an ethical and economic issue; it also has a significant impact on the environment and natural…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Food Waste
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