Why is over a third of the world’s food wasted? Watch and share our second new video and please spread the word on twitter! (Also on YouTube)
Why does good food go to waste, while millions can’t afford to eat?
Take the dive to find out how corporate power and profit drives food waste for farmers around the world, and stops food getting to those who need it.
We’ve created three beautiful animated short films – this is the second film in our series, we hope you like it.
Watch our second film here (also on youtube)
Will you spread the word? Please share on facebook and twitter!
Next week we’ll share our third and final film on solutions to food waste and poverty.
Why are we focusing on food waste on farms? Of course, there's food wasted at all stages of the supply chain, but farms are often overlooked. New research has shown that 1.2 billion tonnes of food is wasted on farms globally each year - wasting a landmass the size of the Indian subcontinent to grow, and contributing 4% of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions. Crucially, it also found that food waste on farms is even higher in richer countries than in low-income countries. Watch our film to find out the root causes.
Over a quarter of a million of you have helped us challenge supermarkets to take action on food waste. But supermarkets are falling way short – now, we need the government to step in with regulation. That’s why we’re building a movement for systemic solutions to food waste and poverty - over 40 organisations, including Greenpeace, Feeding Britain, Friends of the Earth, and IFAN (the UK’s second largest network of food banks) have signed up to our Declaration. These animations are part of helping us build a movement for change.
Want to join the #PlentyToShare movement for systemic solutions to food waste and poverty, and find out more? Join the movement for more updates.
We want to thank everyone again who took part in our survey last year, which helped us develop these animations. We can’t do this without you.
Over and sprout,
Martin, Matt and the This Is Rubbish team
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