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Food Wastage: Between the Farm and Kitchen

The world needs more food to feed itself. But how much more do we really need to grow? Of the food crops we already grow, an appalling amount is wasted, while significant amounts turn into cattle feed and biofuels

By Jasodhara Banerjee Forbes India Staff

Published: Oct 26, 2013 07:11:19 AM IST

Updated: Oct 22, 2013 05:17:52 PM IST

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Jasodhara is Deputy Editor-Desk. She has a keen interest in global affairs, which led her to study international relations in the UK, and complete a fellowship on India-China relations from the University of Oxford. And she always loves a good story, whether in fiction or in journalism.

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(This story appears in the 01 November, 2013 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)