An estimated 14 percent of total food produced for human consumption is lost, while 17 per cent is wasted. This is enough food to feed around one billion people in the world. The lack of effective refrigeration contributes about 526 million tonnes of food going to waste every year.
One major solution to food loss and waste is better cold chain management, ensuring that products are kept at a suitable and uninterrupted temperature conditions all the way from harvest to plate.
Read the full Article from the United Nations Environment Programme