KT For Good: This Ramadan, let’s work towards food waste reduction

by Dhanusha Gokulan

The Khaleej Times is proposing that those observing Ramadan be mindful of food waste during the season. Annual food waste is estimated at 427kg per person in Saudi Arabia and 197kg per person in the UAE, compared with 95kg to 115kg in Europe and North America, according to a research report released by Dubai Industrial Park and The Economist Intelligence Unit.

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