How to reduce food waste in Ramadan

20 August 2011 Last updated at 00:10 ET Help

Although Ramadan is known as a time of moderation, there is growing concern about the amount of food waste.

In Abu Dhabi alone an extra 50 tonnes of food is discarded in Ramadan and the government says this must change.

Simon Atkinson reports.

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