
A conceptual framework for a national strategy on food loss and waste in Mexico
6th August 2019
Key Points
An estimated 20 million tons of food loss and waste occur each year from just 79 products from farm gate to retail, representing over 35% of total food produced in the country
The economic cost associated with this has been estimated at US$25 billion (representing about 2.5% of Mexico’s GDP)
These estimates are conservative, the true levels of food loss and waste could be much higher