FAO Launches Anti-Food Waste Campaign in Asia

Reducing food waste by one quarter could help feed 870 million suffering from chronic hunger

September 3, 2013

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

As part of a campaign that they are calling the "Save Food Asia-Pacific Campaign," the FAO is launching a massive program aimed at raising the awareness about the huge levels of food waste not only throughout Asia, but also the globe. To read more, click HERE.

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