India, March 28 -- Food waste can behalved through concerted, collaborative effort, advises UN analysis

India, along with China, South Africa, Indonesia and Mexico, needs representative national food waste studies given variance in data, according to the latest report released by the United Nations on March 27, 2024.

The country, along with Indonesia and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) have only 'subnational estimates' regarding food waste, the report noted. Meanwhile, Argentina and Turkiye have no estimates for household food waste.

"In countries with multiple medium confidence estimates for household food waste, substantial variance is observed. This variance, especially in China and South Africa, but also in India, Indonesia, an...