Wastes and Environment in Uzbekistanby Vazira Ikhtiyorova | 22-02-2021 03:39 |
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Dear all, Hope you are doing well. In a rapidly changing environment, living in a sustainable environment became the goal of many international organisations such as United Nations as well as us, human beings! Some people suffer from malnutrition, while some don't eat proportion they are given. I would like to tell you about Food Waste which I am familiar with. As a socially and academically active citizen, I have been participating in various events where the SDGs are discusses among youth. According the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation about 1.4 billion tons — to feed as many as 2 billion people each year. That's roughly one-third of the global food supply. Regarding food waste in Uzbekistan, I would say that nowadays according to recent laws as well as the lockdown measures people aren't allowed to conduct huge wedding as they used to. You would wonder why am I talking about wedding but not any other events. Here usually about 200+ people are invited for the weddings. It is a huge financial spending and also imagine so much food to be ordered, but not all of them eat or come. Just imagine how much uneaten food is left. Yet, I personally saw they are thrown into rubbish which is extremely sad to know. Hence, being involved in community work, I saw little kids who pitched their ideas to realise. The start-up was about eliminating food waste in the country by creating a mobile application . Usually, this topic has never been reported or announced on media but now it became popular which just makes happy like-minded people. The solution of the food waste for now was a very small step by raising awareness of compatriots and also diminish the number of luxurious weddings. Moreover, food waste is given to third-parties to take if needed. Hope could convey, thanks! |
