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Feb 2023
20m 40s

Rescuing 'ugly' fruits and vegetables, w...

Amaeya Media
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We’re joined this week by Daniel Solomon, the founder of HeroGo, a company fighting food waste by rescuing the so-called 'ugly' fruits and vegetables. According to the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, an estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted each year worldwide. Daniel shares how they’re creating impact through the use of technology to prevent fruits & vegetables from going to the landfills.

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