Location

Lied Library, UNLV

Start Date

6-12-2012 12:00 PM

End Date

6-12-2012 2:00 PM

Description

U.S. to Mauritania Comparisons

  • 40% of food processed in the United States is thrown away
  • 1.3 billion tons of food, more than 1/3 of the world's food production is lost or wasted annually.
  • If food waste in the United States was reduced by 15%, the amount of food could feed 25 million people (five times the population of Mauritania) for a year.

Disciplines

Agricultural and Resource Economics | Anthropology | Economics | Inequality and Stratification

Language

English

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Dec 6th, 12:00 PM Dec 6th, 2:00 PM

World Hunger

Lied Library, UNLV

U.S. to Mauritania Comparisons

  • 40% of food processed in the United States is thrown away
  • 1.3 billion tons of food, more than 1/3 of the world's food production is lost or wasted annually.
  • If food waste in the United States was reduced by 15%, the amount of food could feed 25 million people (five times the population of Mauritania) for a year.