@article{Koester:158267,
      recid = {158267},
      author = {Koester, Ulrich},
      title = {Discarding food vs. starving people: Inefficient and  immoral?},
      address = {2012},
      number = {919-2016-72774},
      series = {IAMO Policy Brief},
      pages = {6},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {Intensive discussions about discarding food in recent  weeks were prompted by a study commissioned by the German  Bundestag and supported by the German Federal Ministry of  Nutrition, Agriculture, and Consumer Protection. Spiegel  online said on March 13, 2012: "Europe's waste would  suffice twice to feed the world's hungry." This statement  startled many people. Food is discarded in Europe and other  prosperous countries while many people in poor countries  are starving. Hence, it seems that the global hunger  problem could be easily solved. People in rich countries  would simply have to deal with food more responsibly. This  policy brief critically examines the methodology of  identification food loss and the magnitude of estimated  quantities and values. Furthermore, it is questioned  whether the potential reduction of food loss on one side  can really decrease hunger on the other. The paper  concludes with a discussion of morals and alternative  options for combating hunger.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/158267},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.158267},
}