Food wastage is a growing global crisis that is affecting the physical health of the earth and the population inhabiting the entire planet. Recent estimates postulate that food wasted in developed countries; like Europe and the United States can feed the whole continent in more than three times.
Food wastage is a serious environmental concern facing the whole continent. To determine the way out of this disaster is not easy. There is a need for sacrifice and co-operation from various agencies to address this issue. This paper focuses on food wastage by discussing how food is wasted and how it can be avoided.
Food waste is defined as the food loss during retail and final consumption. Food wastes only refer to foods for human consumption. It also includes food for human consumption, which went out of the human food chain. These are the foods thrown away even if they are still fit for human consumption. Statistics show that one third of the total food produced is being wasted from the production up to consumption.
Food Waste