Buying more ugly food: an imperfect waste solution? | FT Food Revolution

Every year, around 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted, enough to end world hunger many times over. One often-mooted solution to the problem is buying more so-called ugly food: perfectly edible produce that doesn’t meet supermarkets’ high aesthetic requirements. But critics say ugly food is seldom actually thrown away, and there are more effective ways to fight waste. ► To learn more, visit our website - https://foodrevolution.ft.com/ ► Watch more videos from this series here - https://bit.ly/30WT7qx ► Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2POLnkE ► Check out our Community tab for more stories on the economy. ► Listen to our podcasts: https://www.ft.com/podcasts ► Follow us on Instagram:   / financialtimes