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FOOD WASTE: WHY IT MATTERS? - Coggle Diagram
FOOD WASTE: WHY IT MATTERS?
FACTS
More than one third of all the world's food goes to waste.
Food that we don't eat requires 25% of the world's fresh water supply.
Over 30% of food waste happens in the home.
One billion people around the world go hungry.
The demographic growth will require a 60-70% increase in global food production.
DATA ABOUT FOOD PRODUCTION
The world produces 17% more food than it did 30 years ago
Progress through technology to increase efficiences in the food system.
More than 100 million people in the world risk starving to death.
WAYS IN WHICH FOOD IS WASTED
One third of the food waste happens at the consumer level
Two thirds happens at the production and distribution level.
Often transportation networks are poor or markets don't use proper preservantion methods.
WHAT THE CONSUMERS CAN DO
They should accept "wonky" fruit and vegetables can taste good even if they don't look perfect.
They could bring home food thath they don't finish in restaurants.
They can download free apps which connect neighbours with each other and with local shops to share surplus food and other items.
WHAT GOVERNMENTS CAN DO
They have to set food safety standards where they don't currently exist.
The have to ensure that perishable foods are transported and stored properly to extend food shelf life.
They and industries can promote the use of new and effective technologies, like container refrigerations and cold storage rooms, to avoid food spoilage.
HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP
With a smart fridge we don't have to worry about our shopping list.
Food-sharing apps encourage people to eat what they already have by suggesting recipes and sending notifications when food is about to expire.
Technolgies have to be affordable for all.
We have to scale it to the local needs and have smaller and more affordable systems.
A PRIORITY FOR THE FUTURE
Food waste has huge social, economic, environmental and moral implications.
Reducing it means create a sustanible future for all.
We have to waste less to feed more.