connect 2017 • 44 FOODCLOUD HUBS A Unique Solution to Help Feed Those in Need Across the UK and Ireland It is estimated that 30% of food produced is wasted, at a time when almost 1 billion people do not have enough to eat. In Ireland, 1 million tons of food is wasted annually whilst 1 in 8 Irish people are living in food poverty. Wasting food is a waste of money, a waste of precious natural resources and raises serious moral questions when people are going hungry. Here, Aoibheann O’Brien, Co-founder & CEO FoodCloud Hubs, shares how The Ireland Funds is helping FoodCloud Hubs combat food poverty.