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Vikas Pershad • TEDxNewton

Waste Not, Want Not - Big Data, Small Machines and More Food for All

While nearly one billion people go hungry every day, the world wastes more than one trillion kilos of food per year. (Nearly half a kilo per person per day!) Huge numbers; technology will shrink them. And you have a big role to play.

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While nearly one billion people go hungry every day, the world wastes more than one trillion kilos of food per year. (Nearly half a kilo per person per day!) Huge numbers; technology will shrink them. And you have a big role to play.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxNewton, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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