Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Bangladesh loses about 34 per cent of its farm produce before it reaches consumers-an amount equivalent to 4.0 per cent of the country's GDP.

Experts warn that such massive losses undermine food security, drive up prices, and damage the environment.

The figures were revealed on Monday at a national conference titled "Towards Zero Food Waste and Loss: Building a Sustainable Food Value Chain in Bangladesh".

The event, organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), the Embassy of Denmark, the World Bank, and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), was held at a city hotel to mark the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.

CPD Executive Director Dr Fahmida Khatun chaired the inaugural session. F...