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Bookmark or Share- Food waste 101: The facts and solutions | World Economic ForumFood waste is the number one material in US landfills, accounting for 24% of all municipal solid waste. When the food in landfills rots, it produces methane, which is one of the most powerful greenhouse gas emissions. About 6%-8% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced if we stop wasting food.
- 5 ways to transform our food systems and save the planetParadoxically, cheap food is expensive for people and the planet. It keeps us locked into an unsustainable food system that costs the global economy significant amounts of money. The current price of food does not factor in the health bill generated by unhealthy diets or the cost of land degradation and biodiversity loss.
- How soon will we be eating lab-grown meat? - The World Economic ForumAs the world grapples with COVID-19, hunger is getting worse. Food insecurity already impacts more than 2 billion people, while nearly 690 million people are hungry – an increase of 10 million from 2019, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which is marking World Food Day on 16 October.
- This map shows how much each country spends on foodThe average Kenyan spends just $543 a year on food. However, there can be wide disparities within a country. Over the past 25 years, the poorest 20% of households in the US spent between 28.8% and 42.6% on food, compared with 6.5% to 9.2% spent by the wealthiest 20% of households.
- Why has food become so expensive? An economist explains | World ...The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has been tracking global food prices since the 1990s. This March, they recorded the highest increase in food prices globally. Prices were up over 12% from the previous month and over 30% from the same time in March of last year.
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