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Let's talk about waste.

Is food waste the real cause of food hunger? I'm Sabine Goodwin, Director of the Independent Food Aid Network.

The UK's food insecurity perma-crisis epitomises the fault lines in our food system.

In 2024, 14.1 million people, one in six households, went without or cut back on food because of lack of money.

We can't underestimate the scale of the food waste problem either.

Every year, over 6.4 million tonnes of edible food valued at £21 billion is classed as surplus.