Colombia loses 9.76M tons of food annually; rural food insecurity 13.3 pts above urban

Colombia's annual food loss of 9.76 million tons highlights systemic inefficiency, with rural food insecurity exceeding urban by 13.3 percentage points in 2025. The data underscores a structural disparity between production and access, likely driven by infrastructure gaps and market access issues. This is a continuation of known challenges, but the quantified scale is notable for policy and humanitarian planning.

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