Halving food waste can reduce hunger for 153 million people: Report

A woman searches food inside a trash can where discarded fruits and vegetables are deposited at the Central Market in Buenos Aires, on May 12, 2023. PARIS: Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the OECD and the UN's food agency said in a joint report on Tuesday .

By 2033, the number of calories lost and wasted between produce leaving farms and reaching shops and households could be more than twice the number of calories currently consumed in low-income countries in a year, the report warned. "This target is a highly ambitious upper bound and would require substantial changes by both consumers and producer side," they added.Unsold, leftover food at Ramadan bazaars in Malaysia raises concerns over wastage

Between 2021 and 2023, fruit and vegetables accounted for more than half of the lost and wasted food given their extremely perishable nature and relatively short shelf life, according to the report.The FAO estimates that approximately 600 million people will be facing hunger in 2030.

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