UN agriculture agency teams up with global wholesale markets union to boost urban food security

Recognizing the growing challenge of feeding city dwellers, who will become the world’s majority by 2050, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Union of Wholesale Markets today signed a partnership aimed at reaching the urban poor and reducing food waste estimated at 1.3 billion tonnes every year.
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news