wastage along the food supply chain

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Wastage along the food supply chain Pre- harvest Post- harvest Processi ng Transporta tion Reta il Consumptio n Farmer can harvest less Post- harvest losses amount to 30% Farmers have to produce more More polluti on More input needed 25% food is lost at pre- harvest phase 30% grains are lost during processing More than one- third of the world’s malnourished children live in India. 40% produced food is wasted in India 20% is lost during transportat ion 10% food is lost during retail

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Page 1: Wastage along the food supply chain

Wastage along the food supply chain

Pre-harvest Post-harvest Processing Transportation Retail Consumption

Farmer can harvest less

Post-harvest losses amount

to 30%

Farmers have to produce

more

More pollution

More input

needed

25% food is lost at pre-

harvest phase

30% grains are lost during processing

More than one-third of the world’s

malnourished children live in India.

40% produced food is wasted in India

20% is lost during

transportation

10% food is lost during

retail