Food Waste in the Developing World

Food Waste Name Institutional Affiliation Food Waste Food waste refers to the food that is lost, uneaten or discarded. There exist many causes of food waste occurring at various stages of production, processing, retailing, as well as consumption. In the developing world, most waste occurs in the production stage, while most waste occurs in the consumption stage in the developed world. As the world population grows and the pressure on agricultural land as well as other resources rise, food waste is increasingly becoming an important issue. Research has shown that 31% of all food available for consumption went to waste in 2010 in the United States (Buzby, Wells, & Bentley, 2013). This translates to 133 billion pounds of food worth approximately $161.6 billion (Buzby, Wells, & Be...