Global Food Wastage – Free PDF Download

IN NEWS

• A new report has been published by the World Resources Institute (WRI) with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation.
• The report titled “Reducing Food Loss and Waste”.
• The report has quantified global food wastage.

FINDINGS OF THE REPORT

• Nearly one-third of the food that is produced each year goes uneaten.
• This costs the global economy over $940 billion.
• The uneaten food is responsible for emitting about 8% of planet-warming greenhouse gases.

WASTAGE IN NUMBERS

• The report used the data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN.
• Roots and tubers face the maximum wastage, at over 62%.
• Fruits and vegetables follow, with over 41%.

• When viewed as a proportion, by weight, of all the food estimated to be lost and wasted globally, fruits and vegetables make up the largest share of total annual food loss and waste.

 WHERE THE FOOD WASTAGE TAKES PLACE?

• In lower-income countries, predominantly most of the food loss happens “near the farm”.

• In higher-income countries, predominantly most of the food waste happens “near the plate”.

SOLUTION- GLOBAL ACTION AGENDA

• The report put forward a Global Action Agenda that calls on governments, companies, farmers and consumers to collectively overcome “the world’s food loss and waste problem.”
• Developing national strategies for food loss and waste reduction
• Creating national public-private partnerships
• Launch supply chain initiatives
• Shifting consumer social norms.

Latest Burning Issues | Free PDF

Sharing is caring!