Food wastage.

We have stepped into 2022 with a food crisis. The number of people in the world affected by hunger increased in 2020 under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020. Around 660 million people may still face hunger in 2030, in part due to the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global food security.

The UN has tried to prevent world hunger by investing in the agriculture industry and also correcting the trade between the countries. The world food program is saving lives by delivering food and assisting people in need. Millions and tons of food are wasted another fact is that Americans throw away $165 billion worth of food every year about 20 pounds per person every month. Food waste has progressively increased by 50% since 1974.

One-third of the food we produce goes to waste. It is like buying five bags of food and leavening behind two. To avoid buying more food than you need, make frequent trips to the grocery store every few days rather than doing a bulk shopping trip once a week.

Are you one of those Pick-perfect-product people? The consumer demand for flawless fruits and vegetables has led major grocery chains to buy only the most glossed perfectly ripe produce from farmers. This leads to tons of perfectly good food going to waste. People should start reusing food or giving food to...

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