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FAO Says Food Waste Harms Climate, Water, Land, and Biodiversity

2013-09-20 20:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Worldwatch Institute: The world wastes 1.3 billion tons of food annuallya third of all the food thats producedaccording to a report published last week by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This waste not only results in major economic loss, but also causes significant harm to the natural resources that we rely on for food production. It also has moral implications, given that an estimated 870 million people go to bed hungry every night. he report, Food Wastage Footprint: Impacts on Natural...

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