Farms blamed for £1.8 billion food waste

Food valued at £1.8 billion is being wasted on UK farms each year, according to a new report.

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Farms blamed for £1.8 billion food waste

Food valued at 1.8 billion is being wasted on UK farms each year, according to a new report. The Hidden Waste study, which has been produced byWorld WideFund for Nature(WWF) and Tesco, says that that...

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