date:Dec 20, 2012
Summit, greater efficiency in supply chains can raise food output and help reduce consumer prices.
In a paper at the summit, the Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will show how a third of the food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted in the supply chain. Inadequate storage and distribution is the major cause of losses in developing countries, whilst waste at retail and consumer level is most responsible in affluent countries. A recent report by the Natural