World Food Day is observed every year to raise awareness of food security and strengthening solidarity in the struggle against hunger.

When you save the food, you save the resources used to produce it. Reducing waste by not creating it in the first place should be a priority for all. 

This day is declared by the UN General Assembly that aims to heighten public awareness of world food problems and strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty. 

If nature asked us to pay the total bill for food waste, it could charge society at least 700 billion dollars a year. Reducing food waste makes sense economically, environmentally and socially as it causes:

      ·         Greenhouse gas emissions and climate change damages.

·         Water for irrigation and increased water scarcity.

·         Loss of wetlands that purify water and eventually on the biodiversity of pastures.

·         Value of fish discarded.

·         Scarcity of essential agricultural inputs such as phosphorus and increase in food prices because of less supply.

·         Cleared forests and eroded land.

·         Loss of pollinators, fishes and other biodiversity.

What can be done?

1. Food that is about to be wasted can be timely redirected to the charities.

2. If it is not good for human consumption then feed it to livestock so that there is less need to produce animal feed.

3. Raising consumer awareness is of the topmost priority.

 Watch this short video and help spread the message.   

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152844238613586&set=vb.46370758585&type=2&theater

Source:www.fao.org