How can the earth support us if we throw away half our food? Up
to half of world's food is thrown away because of inefficiency
and profligacy, says shock report UP TO HALF of the world's food
- as much as 2 billion tonnes a year - is being thrown away
according to a new report because of a combination of
inefficient farming methods, poor storage, overly strict sell-by
dates, bulk-buy offers and consumer fussiness. The "staggering"
figure comes in a report from the Institution of Mechanical
Engineers. It says: "This is food that could be used to feed the
world's growing population - as well as those in hunger today.
"It is also an unnecessary waste of the land, water and energy
resources that were used in the production, processing and
distribution of this food." It is claimed that in Britain alone
7 million tonnes of food, worth more than £10 billion, is thrown
away each year and up to 30 per cent of crops grown in the UK
are never harvested because of their appearance and lack of
attractiveness to customers.