How food waste affect our environment

It's WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY.So let me tell you how food waste affect our environment.

Water and land are the most precious resources of earth.Food waste affect them adversely which is unknown to us.

70% of fresh water is used for agriculture purposes, including crop irrigation and drinking water for livestock.Production of one apple requires on an average 125 liters of water. Which means throwing an apple is wasting 125 liters of water.According to FAO'S food wastage footprint report, 250km3 of water is used each year to produce food that is ultimately lost or wasted.

28% of the world's agricultural area is used to produce food that is ultimately wasted each year. This leads to unnecessary degradation of land, but clearing of forest for agricultural purposes is also cause of deforestation.The FAO estimates the carbon footprint of food waste is 3.3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. Discarded waste in landfills gives of methane,a potent green house gase 25 times more efficient at trapping heat than carbon dioxide.

This world environment day let's pledge to protect our environment by moving towards zero food waste.

Regards-

Aamena

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