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MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF
ALL THE FOOD PRODUCED
AROUND THE WORLD
NEVER GETS EATEN.
IN THE UNITED STATES,
IT’S 40 PERCENT.
AT THE SAME TIME,
40 MILLION AMERICANS
GO HUNGRY EVERY DAY.
IF WE DISTRIBUTED ONE-
THIRD OF OUR UNEATEN FOOD,
IT WOULD FEED ALL THE FOOD-
INSECURE AMERICANS WHO NEED IT.
IN NORTH AMERICA AND OCEANIA, ABOUT 5.8 MILLION TONS OF
ROOTS AND TUBERS ARE WASTED JUST AT THE CONSUMPTION
STAGE-EQUAL TO 1 BILLION BAGS OF POTATOES.
