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The war on food waste is a waste of time
Reducing food waste might seem to be much easier than reforming complex production processes, and yet this proverbial low-hanging fruit has been difficult to harvest.
Vaclav Smil • How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going

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... See moreEurope, industrialized parts of Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, more than 20 percent of food is simply thrown away, allowed to rot, or otherwise wasted. In the United States, it’s 40 percent. That’s