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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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Half of all US food produce is thrown away, new research suggests (The Guardian)

July 13, 2016


The Guardian featured an article quoting Director General Shenggen Fan on food waste in the United States. He told reporter Suzanne Goldenberg there “are a lot of people who are hungry and malnourished, including in the US. My guess is probably 5-10% of the population are still hungry – they still do not have enough to eat…[t]hat is why food waste, food loss matters a great deal. People are still hungry.”

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