21 percent of water, 18 percent of cropland, and 19 percent of fertilizer in the U.S. are dedicated to food that is never eaten. Civil Eats article explores why so much food goes to waste before it even leaves the farm.
A new study looking at 20 hand-harvested crops in 123 fields in the US finds that 33.7 percent remains unharvested in the fields, compared to previous surveys which suggest the figure is around 20%. This is a great article from Civil Eats that explores some of economic factors that exacerbate typical produce losses, the impact of food loss on climate change, and offers examples of organisations and companies who are working to reduce these losses.
Read the full article from Civil Eats here: Study finds farm-level food waste is much worse than we thought