The lack of basic electrification (leading to a widespread lack of refrigeration) is the main cause of such high food waste In subsaharan Africa.
For those saying that its tragic because “they don’t even have enough food to survive” this is a grave misconception. The issue with the vast majority of African nations (expect for extreme cases like Somalia) is not lack of food but lack of food diversity. The issue in modern day Africa is not starvation …. It’s malnutrition.
Many of these nations, Nigeria included, could be the breadbaskets of the world if fertilizer and government support were better distributed (or offered at all).
alliseeis23 t1_jaiep1h wrote
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The lack of basic electrification (leading to a widespread lack of refrigeration) is the main cause of such high food waste In subsaharan Africa.
For those saying that its tragic because “they don’t even have enough food to survive” this is a grave misconception. The issue with the vast majority of African nations (expect for extreme cases like Somalia) is not lack of food but lack of food diversity. The issue in modern day Africa is not starvation …. It’s malnutrition.
Many of these nations, Nigeria included, could be the breadbaskets of the world if fertilizer and government support were better distributed (or offered at all).