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2008/08 - Presentation at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT - Atsugi, August 2008

2008/08 - Presentation at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT - Atsugi, August 2008

2008/08 - Presentation at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT - Atsugi, August 2008

2008/08 - Presentation at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT - Atsugi, August 2008

2008/08 - Presentation at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT - Atsugi, August 2008

2008/08 - Presentation at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT - Atsugi, August 2008

2008/08 - Presentation at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT - Atsugi, August 2008

2008/08 - Presentation at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT - Atsugi, August 2008

2008/08 - Presentation at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT - Atsugi, August 2008

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2008/08 - Gauri Salokhe Blog

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SIWI, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) released the report, "Saving Water: From Field to Fork - Curbing Losses and Wastage in the Food Chain."

Organizations at [World Water Week, a meeting of 2,500 scientists, politicians and officials from 140 countries who met to discuss global water issues] in Sweden said policy makers and businesses have to drastically improve harvesting methods on farms and minimize waste in food processing. Consumers also must be made aware of the implications of food waste, which consumes large amounts of water that could otherwise be beneficially used in a world that faces water shortages, a report said.

The brief authored by the Stockholm International Water Institute, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, and the International Water Management Institute shows that the current food crisis is less a crisis of production than a crisis of waste. Tossing food away is like leaving the tap running, the authors say.

Colin Chartres, director general of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) said the causes of water scarcity are essentially identical to those of the food crisis.

"There are serious and extremely worrying factors that indicate that water supplies are close to exhaustion in some countries," he said.

"As much as half of the water used to grow food globally may be lost or wasted," said David Molden, director of research at the International Water Management Institute.

The report was unveiled at World Water Week, a meeting of 2,500 scientists, politicians and officials from 140 countries who met to discuss global water issues. The United Nations has named 2008 the International Year of Sanitation.