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FOOD WASTE
A THREAT TO GLOBAL SUSTAINIBILITY
Worldwide, food waste is one of the Apart from this, when the waste
prime issues which is a threat to food food ends up in landfills, it
security and global sustainability. produces a large amount of
Food production contributes methane gas. Excess amount of
approximately 30% of global methane, CO₂, and
greenhouse gas emission. Around 1.3 chlorofluorocarbon.
billion tonnes of food is wasted globally According to reports, the most
waste produced in 2024 is Nigeria,
every year, which costs close to $940 which is 37.9 million tonnes
billion. annually.
Food waste leads to waste of energy The food waste is becoming a big
and water it takes to grow, harvest, threat to our global sustainability.
transport, and packaging. The energy But it is in our hands to reduce
and natural resources expended in food waste, which will encourage
processing, transporting, storing, and sustainable development and food
cooking are getting wasted with the security.
food loss, and it is hampering the
global climate by greenhouse gas
emission.
Tanmayee Barpanda 20
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