Skip to main content

Food Waste in India

India!! Country known for it's diversity and also it's food culture.We cook a variety of food.Our special occasions are know for there food.So,have you ever thought how much food we waste in our country? So I am going to tell you some statistics about Food waste in India. 

50kg of food is thrown away per person every year in Indian homes.Nearly 68 million tons of food is wasted in India  every year. This excess food waste usually ends up in landfills, creating potent greenhouse gases which have dire environmental implications. 

According to a report 1/3 of the world's hungry live in India.Over 7000 Indian's die of hunger every day. Nearly 25 lakh Indian's die of hunger every year. 

Think before you waste. 
Regards-
Aamena

Comments

  1. Thanks for sharing this info, we will definitely look into this.

    ReplyDelete
  2. This is really a worthy effort being made ❤️🙌

    ReplyDelete
  3. Very helpful information 👍🏻

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Food Crises

  We are facing a rapid increase in food prices and shortage of food supplies around the world. This food crises is lead by war in Ukrain and agricultural system failure due to drought and famine in regions of East Africa and Madagascar. According to GRFC ( Global Report on Food Crises ) 193 million people are acutely food insecure and in need of urgent assistance across 53 countries/territories . This represents an increase of nearly 40 million people compared to the previous high reached in 2020. This increase can be attributed to a worsening acute food insecurity situation. Now its high time to understand the importance of moving towards the goal of zero food waste.  Today 1 July 2022 we celebrate Global Day of Parents. More parents then actually we think are worrying of getting food for there children. So lets take a step towards the goal of zero food waste and start from our home. Think before you waste! Regards:- Aamena (View my previous blogs for more knowledge and ...

Pulses

What are PULSES?   A  legume  refers to any plant from the Fabaceae family that would include its leaves, stems, and pods. A  pulse  is the edible seed from a legume plant. Pulses include beans,  lentils , and peas. For example, a pea pod is a legume, but the pea inside the pod is the pulse. Pulses are a good source of   Protein , Folate , Fiber  (both insoluble and soluble), Iron , Phosphorus , Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids  including linoleic and oleic acids . Eating pulses in a balanced diet may prevent us from development of chronic diseases like: Cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes.   What amount of pulses we waste annually? India wastes 6.36% to 8.41% of total produce of pulses annually. According to Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nation we waste approx. 500 Million tons of pulses annually. Worldwide, 30% of food is lost or wasted  that averages out to 614 kcal per person pe...

Zero Food Waste

"Cutting food waste is a delicious way of saving money, helping to feed the world and protect the planet." With this quote let me tell you some appalling statistics of world food waste.  1.3 billion tons of edible food equivalent to a third of global production of food wasted annually by the world, which is enough to feed 3 billion people, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The value of this wasted amount of food is about 680 billion dollars.  Food losses and waste amount to roughly US$ 680 billion in industrialized countries and US$ 310 billion in developing countries. Every year, consumers in rich countries waste almost as much food (222 million tonnes) as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa (230 million tonnes).The amount of food lost or wasted every year is equivalent to more than half of the world’s annual cereals crop. So, let us strive to be better people and not waste our food.  Regard...