A third of the food produced in SA goes to waste

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A third of the food produced in SA goes to waste

The value of the food lost or wasted is put at R60-billion or 2% of SA’s GDP, according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

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