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As Food Waste and Insecurity Spike, ReFED’s COVID-19 Food Waste Solutions Fund Aims to Spark Change Beyond the Pandemic
As COVID-19 upends the global food supply chain and disrupts economies around the world, the threat of food waste looms particularly large.
23 Organizations Eliminating Food Waste During COVID-19
In honor of #StopFoodWasteDay, here are 23 organizations rescuing food waste during #covid19.
Food goes to waste amid coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus pandemic is leading the food industry and regulators to change policies as they grapple with empty shelves, a glut of fresh produce and milk, and sudden shifts in consumer buying habits.
How To Reduce Food Waste
5 ways to reduce food waste
Food Rescue app saves 235,000 pounds in first year for Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland
The Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland’s Food Rescue app rescued 235,000 pounds of food (worth $587,500) from 42 food donors, and delivered it to 73 nonprofit agencies in Cuyahoga County helping the region’s hungry.
Eight Innovations Ending Food Loss
Food Tank highlights eight ways that innovators are solving the issue of post-harvest food loss in developing countries.
We are leaving so much food on farms to just rot in the field
Santa Clara University researchers found that, in California, 33% of food that’s grown is either unharvested or left behind in the fields.
New State Laws Aim to Combat Food Waste, Hunger
New Jersey recently passed 10 new laws aimed at stopping food waste and hunger in the state.
Anglican Church of Kenya helps tackle food and plastic waste
The Anglican Church of Kenya has been tackling the issue of food security through its development wing, the Anglican Development Services (ADS). Food waste is a real problem in Kenya. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, growers lost over 1.9 million tonnes of food in 2017, worth $1.5 billion USD (approximately £1.2 billion GBP).
