 Did you know that food loss and waste is one of the biggest contributors to climate change? Today, our agri-food systems are broken. Hunger, food insecurity, obesity and undernourishment are rising. And yet the way we produce and consume food is resulting in high rates of food loss and waste. Every year, around 14 percent of the world's food is lost after harvest and in the distribution chain prior to retail. And an additional 17 percent of food available to consumers is wasted. Food loss and waste account for 8 to 10 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. In a number of countries, their food supply chain is on course to overtake farming and land use as the largest contributor of greenhouse gases. Carbon dioxide is generated at every step of the food supply system from production to handling, transportation, storage and distribution. Regardless of whether the food produced is consumed or not, leaving a significant carbon footprint. In particular, the rotting of food waste in landfills and open dumps is adding considerably to greenhouse gas emissions. Each year producing around 49 million tons of methane. This is a potent greenhouse gas that has 84 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Greenhouse gases contribute to an unstable climate prone to drastic environmental change and extreme weather events. These unstable climate conditions negatively impact crop yields, reduce the nutritional quality of crops, disrupt supply chains and threaten food security. But the impacts of food loss and waste extend beyond this. Across the world around 3.1 billion people cannot access a healthy diet and an estimated 828 million people go hungry every day while the food they need is lost or wasted. Truly resilient agri-food systems must be able to anticipate, prevent, adapt and transform in the face of any disruption, protecting food security, livelihoods and nutrition for all. Reducing food loss and waste plays a key role in transforming agri-food systems. It can improve productivity and ensure natural resources are used more efficiently, contributing to economic growth and benefiting society as a whole. It can increase food availability and access, protect the income of farmers and smallholders and contribute to improving dietary quality. Reducing food loss and waste can also help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It's one of the most impactful climate solutions we have today. Everyone can contribute to reducing food loss and waste. Let's all work together to reduce food loss and waste and strengthen agri-food systems so better protection, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life for all.