UN agencies attempt to solve global food waste problem

Enough food to feed some 2bn people is wasted every year, leading UN agencies to create an interactive platform to try to reduce the losses — which could feed the world’s 800m hungry.

The Global Community of Practice of Food Loss Reduction’s new web portal allows users to get information about ways of reducing waste. An estimated 1.3bn tonnes of food, or roughly 30% of global production, is lost or wasted annually, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

It remains unclear how effective the new platform will be in solving the problem, but experts believe it is a step in the right direction.