SCIENCE REPORT: ZERO HUNGER
ZERO HUNGER FOOD WASTE & FOOD LOSS Food wastage is a big problem in the world. Food wastage is the conbination of food waste and food loss. Food waste refers to food that is discarded or lost at the retail or consumption phases. Food loss occurs before food reaches the consumer as a result of issues in the production, storage, processing and distribution phases. Each year, an estimated one-third of all foood produced for human consumption is lost or wasted worldwide. In a world where we produce enough food to feed everyone, 821million people, one in nine people still go to bed on an empty stomach every night. Both food waste and food loss has a devastating effect not only on consumers and producers by increasing items prices but also depletes the environment of limited natural resources. The most wasted food items in the world are potatoes, fresh vegetables, meat bread and milk. When we buy products that are not local we are contributing to food loss. STOP FOOD W...
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