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We're wasting 40 per cent of our food FAO

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A street child collects thrown fruits at the Nyeri Modern Market dumping site. Food waste in Kenya has far-reaching implications, such as environmental impact, as decomposing food produces methane gas, a potent greenhouse gas accelerating climate change. [Amos Kiarie]

As the country seeks to address food security, Kenyan homes are wasting up to 5,217,367 tonnes of food each year, which equates to 99 kilogrammes of food waste per household.

In the 2023 Global Hunger Index, Kenya is at the 90th position out of 125 countries with available data for calculating the 2023 GHI scores. With a score of 22, Kenya's hunger level is classified as serious and about 27.8 per cent of Kenya population suffer from inadequate access to food.

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