Thursday, January 10, 2013

Up to half of world's food goes to waste, report says

Reuters: Up to half of all the food produced worldwide ends up going to waste due to poor harvesting, storage and transport methods as well as irresponsible retailer and consumer behavior, a report said on Thursday. The world produces about four billion metric tons of food a year but 1.2 to 2 billion metric tons is not eaten, the study by the London-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers said. "This level of wastage is a tragedy that cannot continue if we are to succeed in the challenge of sustainably...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/10/us-food-waste-idUSBRE9090TN20130110?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29

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