15% post-harvest food waste in India due to climate change heat waves and poor infrastructure.

Climate change's heat waves impact food waste in India, where poor infrastructure results in 15% of fruits and vegetables being lost post-harvesting despite ongoing malnutrition and hunger. Small-scale farmers can't afford to invest in cooling and refrigeration along the supply chain, while India wastes nearly 80 million tons of food at the retail and consumer level, second only to China.

May 24, 2024
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