The problem is a large portion of it goes bad in the grocery store because no one buys it and it ends up in a landfill.
More broadly speaking, it’s poorly stored and distributed. But yes, we do a miserable job of keeping people fed.
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DanVctr@sh.itjust.works 5 days agoThere is enough food produced globally to feed everyone alive and still have some left over.
The problem is a large portion of it goes bad in the grocery store because no one buys it and it ends up in a landfill.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 days ago
gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 3 days ago
But yes, we do a miserable job of keeping people fed.
do you actually believe this? how many people you know (directly or indirectly) go unfed?
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 days ago
how many people you know (directly or indirectly) go unfed?
Well, I know maybe 30 people who I talk to on a regular basis. And none of them are currently starving. So I guess my local food bank isn’t actually stretched to the limit. And the South Sudan famine is fake news.
gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 3 days ago
grocery stores need to produce surplus, otherwise you’re just increasing systemic risks