5.2.3—Food production and distribution

World agriculture produces enough food to feed about eight billion people, yet food insecurity persists because food is not distributed equitably and loss or waste occurs along the supply chain.

At least one-third of food production is estimated to be lost or wasted: losses can occur after harvest, during storage and distribution, while retail and consumers can discard edible food.

SDG 12 aims to halve per-capita global food waste at retail and consumer level and reduce losses along production and supply chains by 2030.

Diagnose production, loss, distribution and purchasing power separately; increasing harvest addresses only one possible bottleneck.

National food supply is not proof that every household can obtain it.