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The most important thing to know about the global food system is also one of the least appreciated: there is enough food for everyone on the planet to live a healthy and nutritious life. In fact, the UN tells us that there is about 2,800 kcal per person per day available. But, the global food system is deeply inequitable. There are about 842 million people hungry on the planet, while at the same time there are about 1.5 billion who are overweight or obese. The price of food is wildly volatile. In 2008, the United Nations Food Price Index almost doubled in less than a year before crashing in 2009. Prices then shot up again in 2010 and 2011. Despite this volatility, our supply of food stayed stable throughout this period. This suggests that the price of food is not determined by our ability to produce food at a global level. Approximately one third of the world's food is wasted before it is consumed (pdf). In the developed world most of the waste happens at the consumer end, when food sp

Sustainable food Guardian sustainable business This article is more than 12 years old 10 things you need to know about the global food system This article is more than 12 years old There is enough food for everyone on the planet to lead a healthy and nutritious life, but the global food supply is deeply inequitable Evan Fraser and Elizabeth Fraser Thu 1 May 2014 05.31 EDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google 1. There's enough food for everybody The most important thing to know about the global food system is also one of the least appreciated: there is enough food for everyone on the planet to l

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