Food and resources waste on the world interesting stats

[Reatim]

It is also worth evaluating and analyzing the amount of products that are simply thrown away by consumers. According to statistics, about 30+% of purchased food products are thrown away. Yes, this statistic will vary greatly from country to country, but the level of food purchases exceeds the real, necessary, consumption.

Fastfood are getting more and more popular and convenient these days when people are so busy and lazy to do anything. Instead of buying raw ingredients and cooking only what you need to eat, people instead buy food outside and whatever they don't consume gets thrown away. The number of food waste from fastfood restaurants are crazy to think about relative to the number of hungry people in the world.

But, if we return to the global issue, something tells me that all these losses are built into the price of goods and services, since both producers and retail chains continue their work and do not go bankrupt.

There are many factors to blame why retail markets contribute to the food waste. Overstocking, transportation errors, spoilage and etc. There have been many studies re the connection between food waste and retail.

[itorai]

One way to conserve produce is to buy foodstuff as you see your average food needs. Excess can be given to needy, which can be your next door neighbor or a local slum or maids.

It does hurt to see certain people wasting food, but from where I live, wastage is minimal and either they feed to to animals or to the needy slum kids.

Statistics may so otherwise, but as long as we are doing as much we can, it is fine.

by not doing waste food, everything needs to be arranged as economically as possible, especially in terms of food that covers the needs of many people, because the loss of food or crop failure is one of the causes of starvation which is a disaster for everyone, therefore buying food that is in accordance with the portion that you eat without being excessive is much better.

[CageMabok]

by not doing waste food, everything needs to be arranged as economically as possible, especially in terms of food that covers the needs of many people, because the loss of food or crop failure is one of the causes of starvation which is a disaster for everyone, therefore buying food that is in accordance with the portion that you eat without being excessive is much better.

This is not only about saving, but waste in any case is indeed very bad for life and the economy because it can be very wasteful if it cannot be consumed optimally, but for daily needs I think everyone will definitely shop according to what they need even though it also depends on their own economic capabilities. And for crop failure, it is just a pretty bad disaster and can have an effect on increasing the price of basic goods in the living environment because it can create a shortage of goods that are always needed and sought after by many people in this life.

[Fortify]

Even i have money lol ....guys don't trough away good food let me have it u rich or poor Im sure you want to have it If the food is still good.


Global Food Waste: According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, approximately one-third of all food produced for human consumption is wasted each year. This amounts to about 1.3 billion tons of food annually.

Economic Value: The economic cost of this food waste is estimated at around $940 billion per year globally. This figure includes costs associated with production, transportation, and disposal.

Food Insecurity: Despite this massive amount of waste, around 828 million people worldwide are undernourished as of 2021 according to FAO data. This paradox highlights inefficiencies in food distribution systems rather than a lack of overall food production.


Waste by Sector: Food waste occurs at different levels:

Production Level: Approximately 30% of fruits and vegetables are lost before reaching consumers due to factors like pests, diseases, or market standards.
Retail Level: Supermarkets discard about 43 billion pounds (approximately 19 million tons) of food each year in the U.S. alone.
Consumer Level: Households throw away about 31% of their purchased food.
Environmental Impact: The environmental impact is also significant; wasted food contributes to about 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions when considering the entire supply chain from production to disposal.


Many fast-food chains have strict policies against employees taking leftover or unused food home due to health regulations and liability concerns. This policy contributes significantly to the amount of good food that ends up being discarded rather than redistributed or consumed by employees.

I think most people in "the West" or even large parts of Asia and the Middle East, don't necessarily appreciate how good we have things in the food chain of the world economy. As rich nations, the value of our currency is generally very prized and we are the market of choice for most food producers. Compared to say Africa, which has a massive population with fairly limited or at least poorly managed agricultural land, that is unable to buy in as much produce and is much more affected by world economic depressions. As you say, this also creates much more wasteful behavior and far too many people in society will let people rot, especially as it goes "out of date" as we are so conditioned to follow often overly cautious food safety labeling.