date:Jun 15, 2012
able Development, Mr Wall said.
Even if just one-fourth of the food currently being lost or wasted globally could be saved, it would be enough to feed 900 million hungry people in the world, said Robert van Otterdijk, Team Leader of SAVE FOOD.
Far-reaching impact
Although food losses occur at all stages of the food supply chain, the causes and their impact around the world differ.
In developing countries, food losses hit small farmers the hardest. Almost 65 per cent of those losses happen at