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The startups tackling food waste in Mena A third of all the food produced for human consumption is wasted every year around the world. That is roughly 1.3 billion tonnes of food according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN, worth an estimated $2.3 trillion, enough to feed the 820 million hungry people four times over. The amount of food lost is so vast, that if food waste were a country, it would be the world’s third biggest source of greenhouse emissions, after the US and China. Among the biggest food wasters in the world is the GCC, where in Saudi Arabia, the average person wastes 427kg of food, and in the UAE the average person wastes 197kg every year. More broadly, the entire Mena region wastes up to 250 kilograms per capita a year of food. When compared to Europe and the US, where 95kg to 115kg is discarded annually according to the Food for the Future report from E&Y and HSBC, the region’s food waste issue becomes particularly stark. ....
The 26th edition of the annual F&B event will host 2,500 companies from 85 countries by Zainab Mansoor February 18, 2021 Gulfood, the annual F&B trade exhibition will return to the UAE this year from February 21-25. The first live, in-person F&B industry event of 2021, Gulfood will be held across 20 exhibition halls at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), convening stakeholders from all over the world for five days of dialogue, live demonstrations and business deals. The 26th edition of Gulfood will host 2,500 companies from 85 countries, who will participate to seek new collaborations and partnerships. This year’s event will also showcase its first blockchain-based dairy exhibitor courtesy of French technology innovator Ingredia, while the world’s 8th largest dairy company, Amul will also participate. ....
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