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"About half a dozen men in hairnets busy themselves with crates of fresh
produce outside a food depot in Rio de Janeiro’s northern suburbs. As one reels
off a list of products, the others place oddly shaped vegetables into large
bags before loading them into a waiting car. The produce will later be cooked
and served in soup kitchens, nurseries and other institutions offering free
meals to people in need across the city.
The depot is run by Brazil’s biggest network of food banks, Sesc Mesa Brasil.
With 95 units all over the country, Mesa – which means table in Portuguese –
collects food that would otherwise go to waste from supermarkets, farmers and
other suppliers and retailers, sorts it, and then donates it to partner
organisations.
“The programme has two pillars, to fight food waste and to fight hunger,” says
Cláudia Roseno, an aid manager at Sesc, a not-for-profit private enterprise
providing culture, leisure, education, health and aid services across Brazil.
New research published last week highlights how such efforts to reduce food
waste can be bolstered in Brazil and used as a key tool for fighting widespread
food insecurity."
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