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28/02/2014
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The World Bank said on Thursday ( 27) food waste in the world is a "serious threat" to food security .
" Millions of people in the world sleep hungry every night , while millions of tons of food end up in the garbage or rotting before they are marketed " , denounced the World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in a statement the institution .
According to the World Bank report on food prices , between a quarter and a third of the food produced each year are wasted or lost at some point in the production chain.
About 35 % of this waste is the responsibility of the end user , especially in developed countries .
Furthermore , 24 % is lost during food production and 24 % during storage and distribution , indicates the World Bank , without specifying where the rest is lost . (Source: G1)
Source : Environment Brazil
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