Food Waste Index Report 2021

Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the Food Waste Index Report 2021. The index was prepared by using data from 54 countries and then extrapolated to the remaining countries.

About Food Waste Index: The report was produced jointly by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and WRAP.

  • It presents the most comprehensive food waste data collection, analysis and modelling to date, generating a new estimate of global food waste.
  • It seeks to support efforts to halve food waste by 2030.
  • It aims at supporting the goals of SDG 12.3.
  • SDG target 12.3 aims at halving per-capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reducing food losses along production and supply chains.

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