Project Food Wastage

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Food Wastage Around The World

 

 Article References:

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• https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-36421026/cutting-back-on-food-wastage

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Around 795 million people worldwide lack the nutrition needed to lead a healthy life, however nearly 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted worldwide annually

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• https://en.reset.org/knowledge/global-food-waste-and-its-environmental-impact-09122018

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70% of the world's fresh water is used for agricultural purposes, wasting food would be akin to wasting drinkable water, furthermore 28% of land used for agriculture results in wasted food

 

•  https://www.maeko.com.my/howitworks.php

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Companies are starting to get involved in patenting ways to reduce food wastage, like the above-mentioned company which patented a machine which uses composting to reduce food waste volume by 80% in a day

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• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/25/food-waste-farms-before-reaching-supermarkets-wrap-study

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