Food loss refers to edibles lost in the earlier stages of production (through either harvesting, storage or transportation). On the other hand, food waste refers to items which are produced for human consumption but thrown away, often by consumers.
Roshith Rajan, Director of Corporate Responsibility (Asia Pacific) at global food service and facilities management company Sodexo, is tackling food waste at the source. With Sodexo’s WasteWatch initiative, Roshith is a man on a very important mission: To stop food from going into the trash.
SINGAPORE (May 8): When it comes to food waste, the statistics are staggering: 1.3 billion tonnes per year of food — fit for human consumption — is either wasted or lost globally, says the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the specialised agency that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.
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