Saving Every Bite: How Biotech Crops Are Fighting Global Food Waste

A stark and heart-wrenching paradox haunts our modern world: while nearly one-tenth of humanity goes to bed hungry, a tidal wave of nourishing food is wasted. Tons of perfectly edible food are lost from the field to the fridge daily. It represents not just wasted grain, spoiled fruit, or discarded leftovers, but squandered labor, precious water, and the energy of countless human hands. Think of the farmer whose harvest rots from disease, or the mother who must choose between bills and a meal, and the sheer volume of resources in landfills, stirs a profound sense of guilt and helplessness. This global trend demands that we look beyond our plates and find powerful, systemic solutions to save the food that the world so desperately needs.

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