Malnutrition and undernutrition in
developing countries result in poverty due to increase in food cost and low
income. Mostly, these low income groups of people spend more for their shelter
than food. In developed countries, considerable quantity of food is wasted due
to unavoidable circumstances during parties or events. A lot of local charitable institutions take up
gleaning helps at these situations by forming food banks. In these food banks, perishable
food items are collected, stored and they are redistributed to the poor people
living in nearby geographic locations. In developing countries, few Non
Government Organizations (NGO) also take up gleaning, and
they distribute food to their inmates. But in developing nations, food banks or
department stores/supermarkets do not get involved in gleaning.
In food waste pyramid, first thing is
to ensure that the collected food through food banks is eaten by people. If it fails,
then it will be redistributed of the farm animals. Some of the processed food
manufacturing companies in developed countries have started to sign up with
these food banks. Every year due to rejections, tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables
get wasted in developed countries.
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| Food Wastage Pyramid |
Farmers in both developing countries and
developed nations have obstacles in finding secondary markets. In such
conditions, they leave fresh fruits or vegetables in the field itself that cannot
be sold at the market. These farmers need some local unit for storing perishable
fruits and vegetables and manufacture different by products for future
marketing and distribution.
Leading processed food manufacturers in developed countries took quick steps to identify plans to use 'rejected' perishable vegetables and fruits. As per these plant it is possible avoid food wastage at their site and reduce transportation cost also. Several tonnes of apples, cauliflowers, cabbages and spring greens are among the few plant produces that have already been selected for this plan. Some of them sold these rejected vegetables and fruits under discounted rates by sorting them separately. Some supermarkets cooked ready meals with these fruits and vegetables. Poor people, who cannot afford to get a full meal, could get the benefits through this plan. Weather damaged, packing damaged
fruits and vegetables have been sold to customers at reduced rates.
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| Food Redistribution |
Usage of organic farming with Zero Budget
Natural Farming (ZBNF) practices can beneficial for the world to maintain biodiversity
and get sufficient vegan food for the
healthy future generation. Organic fruits and vegetables are more
resistant to withstand the viral and bacterial infections in the plants and
trees. as the seeds are obtained from plant breeding people can get long term
benefits while saving the world from climatic adversities such as green house effect global warming
etc.,
