"When we imagine food ‘waste’ we often picture rich people throwing their leftovers in the bin. In many countries, this is the dominant kind. It’s the food we throw away at home, in restaurants, or the stuff left on shelves in supermarkets. It is, to some extent, deliberate. We are making a deliberate choice not to eat it. **But globally, and certainly in poorer countries, most waste happens in supply chains, and is referred to as ‘losses’. It’s usually unintentional, and painful for farmers and food producers because it’s money they lose from their pockets**. ([Location 2911](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2911)) "This food is ‘lost’ in a number of ways. **Farmers try to harvest with improper tools and much of the crop is left behind in the field; foods are collected in old material sacks that leak everywhere; crops get infested with pests and diseases; they’re left to rot in the sun; and there is often no refrigeration to keep them fresh in transport**. ([Location 2915](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2915))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[food-waste]], [[food-production]], [[farming]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]