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Our Waste, Our Responsibility

A few weeks ago, in the scorching summer heat of New Delhi, my friends and I stood knee-deep in a garbage dump, diligently sorting through a big mound of waste. Stifling our gag reflexes and struggling to keep our lunches down,...

by Chandrika Srivastava

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Think. Eat. Save. Reduce Your Footprint: The Food Waste Challenge

If you bought 10 bags of shopping at the market, how would you feel about throwing 3 to 5 of those bags directly into the trash? It is estimated that 30-50% of all food purchased globally goes to waste. Every item of food we th...

by Charles Ladbrooke

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WATCH: The Fight for Food

Each year, an estimated one third of all food produced, an astounding 1.3 billion tonnes, ends up in bins and landfill sites, or is lost due to inadequate pre and post harvest techniques or poor transportation practice...

by Urban Times

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8 Articles You Must Read This World Food Day

Today almost 842 million people worldwide are chronically undernourished. Unsustainable models of development are degrading the natural environment, threatening ecosystems and biodiversity that will be needed for our future foo...

by Natasha Lipman

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Our Waste, Our Responsibility

Think. Eat. Save. Reduce Your Footprint: The Food Waste Challenge

WATCH: The Fight for Food

8 Articles You Must Read This World Food Day

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