14% of food worldwide is lost before it reaches the consumer.
those sentiments in October—on World Food Day, no less—telling the director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization that it was a "cruel, unjust, and paradoxical reality" that food could be wasted or discarded, especially when there were so many who didn't have access to it, one of the most basic of human requirements.
"We call on our leaders, and on all of us, for deepened commitment to action toward halving food loss and waste by 2030—an achievable goal based on existing knowledge and technology," a statement from the conference, quotedFood loss and food waste are two different but equally serious problems; the former happens before food products reach supermarkets, restaurants and other retail outlets, while the latter occurs afterward.
"We note that many good actions to reduce [food loss and waste] are already in place in many countries, but so far they do not add up to global impact and joint learning," the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. "Further, the most promising actions can be enhanced.
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