In the slums of Jakarta, Indonesia's poor are getting a taste of how the other half live thanks to a new programme that aims to take a bite out of its mammoth food-waste problem.

The world wastes 1.3bn tonnes of food annually, equivalent to US$1tn, and a quarter of this amount can feed the poor and hungry around the globe, according to recent statistics.

The Safeguarding Food and Environment in Qatar (SAFE-Q) project team, after years of in-depth investigation into how and why food is wasted in Qatar, will present their findings at a public event on Monday.

The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) has offered a number of tips and guidelines to reduce food waste, one of the most important economic and social challenges around the world.

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