UK Is Wasting Far Too Much Food - Brown

The United Kingdom wastes about 4 tons of food a year, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called upon the British to be more conservative on their food purchases and preparation. Even as people in some developing nations go without food and other countries hoard, demand remains high in the wealthiest nations. The high demand, combined with some grains being siphoned off for biofuels, contributes to higher food and energy prices, suggests government reports from the UK. Waste is also a problem in the developing world, with up to 40 percent of food products tossed because of storage or transportation problems, explain Patrick Wintour and Larry Elliott for the Guardian. At the G-8 summit meeting, Brown is expected to call for sustainable practices for biofuels and food production – urging development of biofuels from non-food products and aiding Africa by encouraging food production on the continent. With the rapid climb of food prices since 2005, the poorest citizens of developing and developed nations alike expect immediate action from world leaders. – YaleGlobal