What is food?
We all know that food is an important source of nutrition for us .It helps us to cope up with our daily activities . It provides us with the basic nutrients like vitamins, minerals , protein , carbohydrates etc . Without food fuel our body can’t survive or work .
How much food is wasted in the world
The global volume of food wastage is estimated at 1.6 billion tons of “primary product equivalents.” Total wastage for the edible part of this amounts to 1.3 billion tons. Food wastage’s carbon footprint is estimated at 3.3 billion tons of CO2 equivalent of GHG released into the atmosphere per year.
How many people stay hungry every year in this world ?
Around 690 million go hungry . Each day, 25,000 people, including more than 10,000 children, die from hunger and related causes. Some 854 million people worldwide are estimated to be undernourished, and high food prices may drive another 100 million into poverty and hunger. another 83 million people, and possibly as many as 132 million, may go hungry in 2020 as a result of the economic recession triggered by COVID-19
Reasons why people waste food
• Some people consider it a matter of honour to present more food during a visit if guest at their place , the more the food the more they would be considered welcoming and hospitable.
• Sone people probably don’t know how to utilise their leftover’s some people are prone of not eating the leftovers instead they opt for something fresh . So the leftovers are thrown into the bins
• Some people Leave the leftovers and opt for buying new products from the market which results in rotting if the old food that was being kept back
• Some people don’t go through the expiration date and so things go bad real quick if they are bought few days before the expiration date
• Some people by fault read out the manufacturing date as expiration date and end up throwing the product
• Rich households consider it a matter of pride to celebrate their events with great extravagance and so they end up making extra food which is sometimes utilized as in whole and sometimes it is thrown out in large quantities
• The demand of the previous food product might lessen over time
• Sometimes creating a huge stock collection might fuase a loss as many products might not be a apart of the selling line and might take time while being sold out this might create a problem of the food product to expire and go bad
o According to Food and Agriculture Organization the food waste is estimated as to how much food is wasted throughout ,this particular organization makes sure that’s the food remains safe , edible and easy to access. Also this ensures food safety and makes a goal of defeating hunger all over the world …
What are the basic impacts of food waste all overall the world ?
According to mabg resources food spoilage it waste create a certain type of gas that is known as methane it is more dangerous than Co2 and can cause emissions polluting the whole environment .
Is hunger the number one for the death of most of the people in the world ?
Education of basic needs and their utilization of those needs is very important but many people lack this sort of education , infact millions of people are devoid of education and so they don’t have an idea . Hunger Is the number one reason as to why people doe it is way more than a reason than people dying from Aids, Cancer and Tuberculosis .
How much can it take to end food waste age ?
It might take around $7 billion to almost $265 billion that’s way too much money don’t you think ?
Positive measures for ending food spoilage and waste age ?
• Well one should make sure that the leftovers are properly utilized
• One should make sure that only those stuff is bought that he or she can finish in a less amount of time in short only the food needed should be bought and should be in a limited amount no extra quantities should be bought until and unless in any case of emergency
• Avoid cooking extravagantly in events only a limited amount of food should be served to the guests or even if there is a good amount of food left it should be distributed into those that need it instead of throwing it out
• Make sure that the food is bought taking the expiration date into consideration
• Rotten food should be dugged up in the soil to provide a good amount of nutrients and fertility
• Departments like FAO should make sure that a proper check and balance is kept through various surveys . they should send their employees in Different good markets to analyze the level of efficiency of food utilization , management and distribution
• Media should play a role in educating the nation about the importance of food and how much is it a blessing
• Extra food should be distributed into places who needs it the most
• Leftovers can last longer if they are kept into places like a freezer make sure to freeze your food instead of wasting it that’s how you can save it from going bad . The food can be later used
• Don’t overstock leave some of the product for other people to use
How did covid affected the food distribution?
As we all know this whole pandemic situation created adverse effects on our worlds economy , people went bankrupt , they went out of jobs , had no money so worldwide it got into a chaos which lead to people having lesser stick of each supply and more demand . People who could afford buying were buying extras and we’re nothing behind for people who couldn’t afford it . Everyone had a selfish approach towards the whole pandemic situation and many people couldn’t fulfill their families needs .Slowly and gradually the situation started to get better but the people who overstocked their food items suffered a loss as the food went bad , and it never came into anyone’s use .