MSSpotlight Environment and Sustainability More efficient use of resources reduces waste and pollution, says FAO
“We must use existing biological resources more efficiently, and waste less, instead of relying on finite fossil-based resources,” the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , Qu Dongyu, told a high-level event held at the UN General Assembly to commemorate the first-ever International Day of Zero Waste.
A scene of food waste on the street near the Kalimati Vegetable Market in Kathmandu, Nepal, 31 July 2017.“To meet this extra demand for agricultural outputs, including food, fiber, fuel and fodder, in an equitable and sustainable way… We must produce and consume in a more sustainable and healthier manner, with fewer inputs,” says Qu, adding that a circular and sustainable economy offers systemic solutions to address these challenges.
FAO estimates that over 13 percent of global food production is lost between the production and wholesale stages of the supply chain. Furthermore, global data indicates that an additional 17 percent is wasted at the retail, food service and consumer stages. Food quality is also compromised throughout the entire supply chain.
“It essentially means that we have wasted land and water resources, we have created pollution and we have emitted greenhouse gases with no purpose,” he said.
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