date:Jul 31, 2020
torage facilities.
FAO estimates that 14 percent of food is lost this way, valued at US$400 billion annually. In terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the food that is lost is associated with around 1.5 Gt of CO2 equivalent.
Losses are higher in developing countries, for example, 14 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa and 20.7 percent in Southern Asia and Central Asia, while in developed countries, for example, Australia and New Zealand, they average at about 5.8 percent. Major losses are in root