Tag: food wastage in India
Reducing Food Waste Makes Financial Sense
Reducing food waste can have a positive impact on suppliers’ and consumers’ well-being. Food loss and waste results in roughly $940 billion in economic...
IITians Develop Tech for Small Scale Farmers
If you ate today, thank a farmer. December 23 is observed as National Farmers' Day aka Kisan Diwas across India. Have you ever wondered,...
Reducing food wastage and hunger in India
According to FAO estimates, over 190 million people in India are undernourished (which is approximately 20% of our population). And one-third of world’s stunted children are from...
Tackling food wastage at the source
IIT Gandhinagar has taken the initiative in all of their food joints and canteens for improving food safety and tackling food wastage. All the...
Food Wastage At Social Functions: Delhi Government Drafts Policy
The Delhi government has drafted a policy to keep a check on the food wastage at social functions in the national capital.
All organisers and...
Food Waste Campaign Encourages Communities to Engage Pan-India
“I gave a starving woman living on the streets a bowl of rice. She looked in wonder as I handed it to her. She...
Building an Environmentally Conscious Brand: In Letter and Spirit
I was intrigued that every big programme launched by the Indian Hotel Company (also known as The Taj Group of Hotels) had small beginnings.
Since...
CSR: Food wastage in retail
The average consumer is not aware of the staggering and depressing extent of food wastage and food loss in retail.
If food has not been...
Mission to battle food wastage and hunger
Feeding India, an award-winning non-profit organisation working towards solving the challenges of food wastage, hunger and malnutrition, is now a part of the Zomato...
How food waste in India damages the environment
Food loss and waste (FLW) is an enormous economic cost to businesses and society. It also has a significant environmental impact. FLW represents almost...
Food wastage and the Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs in short) emphasize both increasing food security and reducing stress on natural resources. Reducing food loss and food wastage...
Food waste makes a global mess
Food waste is a global problem from every point of view, as it involves every step of the food supply chain and leaves nearly...