How Ocado Is Using Machine Learning To Reduce Food Waste And Feed The Hungry

Globally, food waste is a massive problem. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, around 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted globally every year. That's believed to be enough to feed the world's 815 million hungry people, four times over. But thanks to advancements in technology, this problem could one day be eradicated. Grocery technology pioneer Ocado, for example, has been able to slash food wastage rates to just 1 in 6,000 items by using data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence to manage its produce.