'Halving food waste can lessen hunger for millions'

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 03, 2024 12:05 am

PARIS — Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a joint report on Tuesday.

About a third of food produced for human consumption gets lost or wasted globally, said the FAO, resulting in useless emissions and less available food for those who need it.

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