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India is the world's second-largest producer of fruits and vegetables but accounts for only 1.5 percent of global produce exports, in part due to losses of up to 20 to 50 percent of total production. The study demonstrated that investing in the cold chain – specifically in pre-cooling and transport refrigeration equipment – can reduce food loss by as much as 76 percent while cutting carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 16 percent. Other event speakers included representatives from the United Nations Environment Programme - Think.Eat.Save, ReFED, Cemafroid-Tecnea, India's National Centre for Cold-chain Development, YES Bank, the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, the International Institute of Refrigeration, the Global Cold Chain Alliance and a number of policymakers and business, academic and industry leaders. Keynote addresses and panels focused on unveiling hot spots in the food supply chain and exploring solutions and resources to deploy modern cold chain practices to reduce food loss and waste. These activities support the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, which calls for a 50 percent reduction in food waste by 2030. John Mandyck, chief sustainability officer for Carrier's parent company, United Technologies Corp., asked summit delegates to think of food loss and waste not as a problem but as an enormous opportunity. "This is an opportunity that can be unlocked by everyone in this room. It truly is the opportunity for how we can sustainably feed the planet." w World Cold Chain Summit | ContainerLINE March 2017 Carrier's David Appel addresses the World Cold Chain Summit. Delegates at the event numbered 150 from 36 countries. World Cold Chain Summit delegates took the opportunity to tour Carrier's Singapore container refrigeration plant. The Issue of Food Loss Is Too Big to Ignore! To learn more about the results of the kinnow study mentioned in this article and facts about how the cold chain can help feed a growing population while reducing planetary greenhouse gas emissions, visit naturalleader.com/securing-the-future-food. " Not only can we green the cold chain, but by better managing our food supply with cold chain technology, we can reduce food loss and waste, feed more people, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the supply of food." 5

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