What do words like “food insecurity” and “famine” actually mean? Our graphic below explains. And when it comes to hunger, understanding is action. If we know what these words mean in human terms, we ...

food waste means needless greenhouse gas emissions and amounts to a misuse of the land and water required to raise crops and animals. Restaurants, grocers, farmers and food companies are ...

There is a glaring mismatch between food waste and hunger in the U.S. One young student set out to fix this problem with a matchmaking system that relies on data crunching, email, and text.

Scientists are reimagining the food system, turning to fungal fermentation as a sustainable method for transforming food ...

Enormous quantities of edible food are thrown away every day by farmers, suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and ultimately consumers. Could cutting the amount of waste help us feed the world?

Household food waste is an important contributor to global food loss and waste and greenhouse gas emissions, but not much is known about what types of food are wasted the most and by whom.

Experts say a lot of food waste is due to not planning, overbuying and improper food storage. Dietitian and nutritionist Kali ...

Residents have helped their local council save more than £500,000 after putting out thousands of tonnes in food waste for recycling. Since weekly food waste collection was rolled out to nearly ...

Mobile apps can help us make better, more informed food choices, from localising our shop to identifying a product’s sustainability credentials to reducing food waste. The food supply chain ...

We’re also generating huge amounts of food waste at the point of consumption, either in shops, restaurants at home. Unclear labelling, portion sizes which are too big and simply not eating everything ...

Food waste, and food loss which occurs when food is lost before it reaches consumers, are a global challenge. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about one third ...

Additionally, the disposal of food waste significantly impacts climate change. In 2021, WWF’s report, Driven To Waste, indicated that approximately 10 per cent of all GHG emissions stem from food ...