The lost third: A window of opportunity?
Approximately 1/3 of the food produced globally is wasted- that is it either never makes it to the food supply or it is thrown out rather than consumed. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), this amount is the equivalent of 2.8 trillion pounds a year, or enough to put food in 3 Billion mouths. Ironically the percent of food wasted is the same percent of deaths in children under age 5 associated with undernutrition. While the under age mortality rate ha