HAARETZ - Feb. 7, 2013. While one billion people worldwide are suffering from hunger, up to half of the food produced − in rich and poor countries alike − is thrown out before it reaches anyone’s plate. In a feature article about food waste, written by Haaretz's Netta Ahituv, learn what Leket Israel, Israel's National Food Bank, is doing to help combat the problem of food waste and nutritiona...

Founded in 2008, Project Good Afternoon, also known as ''Tzaharayim Tovim'', was established to meet the growing demand for in-kind donations of prepared food, especially among nonprofits struggling to provide quality food to the needy. The project matches up food establishments with local nonprofits in peripheral areas of the country. Food is picked up by local volunteers in the afternoon an...