Think.Eat.Save
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Approximately one-third of the food produced globally is lost or wasted, equating to 1.3 billion tons annually, while 1 in 7 people worldwide suffer from hunger. Developing countries face pre-harvest losses, while developed nations waste food predominantly at the consumption stage, exacerbated by inadequate infrastructure and corrupt practices. Effective strategies to mitigate food waste and loss are essential for sustainable food supply, particularly as global population projections indicate a need for more than 7 Earths to sustain current lifestyles by the end of the century.
Think.Eat.Save
- 1. Think*Eat*Save* Ashok Ghosh A N College ,Patna
- 2. Key Points • Almost one-third of food produced for human consumption (approximately 1.3 billion tons per year, which could feed the total global population of 7 billion) is either lost or wasted. • Overall food loss primarily occurs in during the production to retail phase of the food chain. • Consumers in industrialized nations waste significantly more food than their counterparts in developing countries. • Pre-harvest losses are another major factors in the developing world. • Post-harvest losses occur mainly due to corruption and meager infrastructure of food storage in the developing world. • An increasing world population, and its progressively available scarce resources, make reduction in food losses and waste a key component in any strategy for a sustainable future global food supply.
- 3. WED 2013 Theme – Think-Eat-Save • According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted. • This is equivalent to the same amount produced in the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa. • At the same time, 1 in every 7 people in the world go to bed hungry and more than 20,000 children under the age of 5 die daily from hunger. (Source:UNEP)
- 5. Balanced Food • We utilize natural resources for production of all these items on our plate
- 6. In low-income countries most loss occurs during production, while in developed countries food is wasted at the consumption stage. Production Phase Consumption Phase
- 7. Our Life Style ??? CurrentWorld Population – 7 billion. Projected world population in 2100 – 36.4 billion If everyone on Earth continue our current life style and food habit, it would take more than 7 Earths to support human population by the end of this century. (Source – UN report)
- 9. Food Loss/Food Waste • Food Loss refers to food that gets spoiled, or incurs reduction of quality and value during its processing in the food supply chain before it reaches its final product stage. • Food waste refers to food that completes the food supply chain up to a final product, of good quality and fit for consumption, but still doesn't get consumed because it is discarded to get decomposed.
- 10. Foodwaste • If food is wasted, it means that all the resources and inputs used in the production of all the food are also lost. • For example, it takes about 1,000 litres of water to produce 1 litre of milk and about 16,000 litres goes into a cow’s food to make a hamburger. • The resulting greenhouse gas emissions from the cows themselves, and throughout the food supply chain, all end up in vain when we waste food.
- 11. Food Spoilage • Loss in nutritive value • Creates dangerous toxins • Loss in fresh appearance
- 12. Increasing Urbanisation – Lifestyle and Aspirations Increasing Nuclear Families and Working Women Lavish Extravagent Parties Food Wastage Drivers Changing demographics – Rise in incomes Demand for Packaged Foods Organised Retail and Private Label Penetration
- 13. The main food waste producing sectors Indicates canteens
- 15. Food waste is Expensive • When thinking about the cost of food waste, most of us just think about the disposal costs – but there are other costs to consider. • It has been estimated that each ton of food waste can cost between Rs.2,10,000 – Rs2,40,000. • This cost includes: 1. Costs to buy 2. Costs to cook & manage on site 3. Cost of disposal The solution to this waste of money is Food Waste Prevention.
- 16. As all the energy, water and packaging used in food production, transportation and storage is wasted.
- 17. Throwing away good food is a waste • If we stopped wasting food which could have been eaten, it would have the same impact on carbon emissions as taking 1 in 5 cars off the crowded roads. • Our carbon footprint will be reduced
- 20. Underweight Children in India
- 22. Food Insecurity/Infrastructure Deficiency in India • India is a good example of the infrastructure- oriented struggle with food loss in developing nations. • The nation loses 40 per cent of its food in transit due to a lack of cold storage, faulty electricity and poor roads – in all, more fruit and vegetables than the UK consumes and more grain than Australia produces. • This is exacerbated by policy-level inadequacy, even corruption, at certain junctures. • On a wider scale, this type of mismanagement has led to less food being produced per person today than in the 1970s. The percentage of GDP being spent on agriculture today is down to 0.6 per cent, from 1.4 per cent in the 1980s. • China, by contrast, spends 5 per cent of its GDP on agricultural development and produced double India’s output of rice in 2012. Global Index of Food Insecurity Green/Low Risk to Yellow/Medium Risk to Orange/High Risk to Red/Very High Risk. Source: Maplecroft, Maplecroft.org.
- 23. • India is a poor country where millions of people do not get enough food to eat. Hence, we should never waste food. • To prevent wastage of food, we should take the following 7 steps:
- 24. 1.Control of weeds and harmful insects in fields would increase yield of food grains, fruits and vegetables.
- 25. 2. Proper storage of food grains (cereals) and fruits and vegetables is essential to protect them from damage due to abiotic factors like temperature and humidity and biotic factors like rodents, birds, insects and microbes.
- 26. 3. We should keep the nutritive value and the comparative cost of food articles in mind while buying them
- 27. 4. We should buy only that much quantity of food which can either be consumed or kept safely at home.
- 28. 5. We should not waste food at social and religious functions.
- 29. 6. We should avoid excessive refining and processing of food.
- 30. 7.We should avoid undesirable cooking practices like:
- 35. Think & look at this... when you complain about your food and the food we waste daily..."
- 36. Starvation – A curse for our society
- 39. Once you have the info - what do you do about food waste? • Different hierarchies have been proposed Prevention is always the best option
- 40. The on-site management option
- 42. Path Forward Development and application of more sustainable food practices Today 1984 2004 20241974 1994 2014 2034 NumberofEarths 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 Number of Earths Used by Humanity Number of Earths Available Target pathway Projections Our Social Responsibility
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