Across the planet, food waste is growing. According to the United Nations, we throw out around one-third of the food produced for human consumption. Singapore is not bucking the trend, with its food waste increasing by 38% in the last 10 years. In 2014 Singapore threw out almost 790, 000 tonnes of food - where does this waste come from? Justin Bratton goes to the beginning of the food supply chain to find out.

Read the article here: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/food-waste-where-food/2519366.html

About the series:

When does a number become scary? When does a percentage mean good news? To understand that - and all the data and eyebrow-raising claims thrown at us - we have to strip. Strip down the statistics, that is. And you can count on the series It Figures to do just that for you.

It Figures airs every Monday, 8pm (SG/HK) on Channel NewAsia.