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14% Food lost every year after it is harvested and before it reaches the shops (valued at $400 billion per year ) 50% Food being discarded across the agrifood value chain, in Europe 25% Fruits and Vegetables purchased are wasted Households 61% Food service 26% Retail 13% Food Waste 931 million tonnes 1.3 billion tons Food by-products wasted by the food producers and processing industries 44% Vegetable and fruit by- products FAO. (2019). The state of food and agriculture. 2019, Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction . United Nations Environment Programme. (2021). Food Waste Index Report . Fruit and Vegetables By-products Losses