the united nations food and agricultural organization says bad harvesting and handing practices lack of infrastructure diseases and climate conditions cause total global food waste of 14 percent the group says central and southern asia have the highest level of food losses with over 20 percent followed by north america and your. teeth e.o.p. now and the climate there is perfect for avocado farming but its export potential has not yet been exploited a project set up by development agencies and the ethiopian government is trying to change that after all demanded europe is rising. for the 1st time in his life. as harvesting his avocados for sale abroad he is currently one of the few ethiopians to export the famous super food most farmers still sell to the local market. locally we cannot sell in major bulk only in small retail quantities i'm hoping to sell at a higher price for the export market. to exploit ethiopia's avocado potential development agencies the ministry of agriculture and the private sector have set up a project for small scale farmers like him. the goal is to make ethiop