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16 October 2026

Which countries waste the most food, and how to reduce waste at home

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Source reporting: Al Jazeera English

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Which countries waste the most food, and how to reduce waste at home

This World Food Day, 645 million people are going hungry, yet more than a billion tonnes of food is wasted annually.

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