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Global Food Waste: The Dumbest Problem

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Food is the basic necessities of humans. Everyone loves food, it is central not only to our survival but also to our cultures. Although, we love food, we are also wasting it. Food Waste and Lost Food waste is considered to be edible food that is not eaten or tossed away. Food lost occurs at different point, particularly the food that is lost in the supply chain between the producer and the market. This can happen during handling, storage or transportation. We are tossing out around 1.3 billion tones of food into trash. According to the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, an estimated 1/3 of all food produced globally was lost or wasted every year.  Contributor to Climate Change When we picture the stuff that are hurting our planet, we think of pollution from vehicles, oil spills, plastics, etc.  We don't really think about the food we throw away. All these wasted foods  an environmental impact. As mentioned above each year one-third of all the food the world produces