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| Britons must stop wasting food in an effort to help combat rising living costs, Gordon Brown has said en route to the G8 summit in Japan. | Britons must stop wasting food in an effort to help combat rising living costs, Gordon Brown has said en route to the G8 summit in Japan. |
| Mr Brown said "unnecessary" purchases were contributing to price hikes, and urged people to plan meals in advance and store food properly. | Mr Brown said "unnecessary" purchases were contributing to price hikes, and urged people to plan meals in advance and store food properly. |
| A Cabinet Office study on food policy reveals that the average UK household throws away £8 of leftovers a week. | A Cabinet Office study on food policy reveals that the average UK household throws away £8 of leftovers a week. |
| Rising prices and the world economy are due to dominate the annual G8 summit. | Rising prices and the world economy are due to dominate the annual G8 summit. |
| BBC environment correspondent Sarah Mukherjee said that for some time experts in food production and distribution had accused the government of not having a comprehensive food policy. | BBC environment correspondent Sarah Mukherjee said that for some time experts in food production and distribution had accused the government of not having a comprehensive food policy. |
| "A hangover, they said, from the days of plenty when food mountains were the problem," said our correspondent. | "A hangover, they said, from the days of plenty when food mountains were the problem," said our correspondent. |
| I am proposing that we take action to both increase the global supply of food and reduce unnecessary demand Prime Minister Gordon Brown class="" href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5071&edition=1&ttl=20080707034134">Send us your comments The Cabinet Office report, due to be published later, points out that up to 40% of food harvested in developing countries can be lost before it is consumed, due to the inadequacies of processing, storage and transport. | |
| It also concludes more research is needed into whether the production of biofuels will cause food prices to increase further. | It also concludes more research is needed into whether the production of biofuels will cause food prices to increase further. |
| Speaking to reporters, Gordon Brown said the G8 needed to agree a "global plan" to tackle the issue. | Speaking to reporters, Gordon Brown said the G8 needed to agree a "global plan" to tackle the issue. |
| "That's why I am proposing that we take action to both increase the global supply of food and reduce unnecessary demand," he said. | "That's why I am proposing that we take action to both increase the global supply of food and reduce unnecessary demand," he said. |
| "We will be discussing at the G8 how we can help Africa realise its great potential as a food producer and we would like to see production of key food stuffs in Africa double over the next 5-10 years." | "We will be discussing at the G8 how we can help Africa realise its great potential as a food producer and we would like to see production of key food stuffs in Africa double over the next 5-10 years." |
| But he added: "If we are to get food prices down, we must also do more to deal with unnecessary demand such as by all of us doing more to cut our food waste which is costing the average household in Britain about £8 per week." | But he added: "If we are to get food prices down, we must also do more to deal with unnecessary demand such as by all of us doing more to cut our food waste which is costing the average household in Britain about £8 per week." |
| Food will feature highly on a G8 agenda of issues including global economic turbulence, record oil prices, climate change and international aid. | Food will feature highly on a G8 agenda of issues including global economic turbulence, record oil prices, climate change and international aid. |
| African leaders will join talks with G8 counterparts amid efforts to get previous G8 pledges to double aid by 2050 - notably to Africa - back on track. | African leaders will join talks with G8 counterparts amid efforts to get previous G8 pledges to double aid by 2050 - notably to Africa - back on track. |