Food waste causes hunger in other countries
Food waste in rich developed countries, contributes to hunger in much poorer countries.
- Food waste shrinks the global food supply, which raises food prices. The poorest of the poor are the first to suffer. discussion TODO: illustrate examples: Net food exporter country vs net food importer country: Food wasted in either one has effectively the same net effect on the world
Why this is important to know
- Debunk the old "Who cares if we waste food, we have a surplus!"
- Understand that it's not enough to simply redirect food to feed the local poor in first-world countries - it's a good start, but there's far more food going to waste than that.