Food waste every year is enough to feed three continents

It is estimated that 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted annually worldwide, enough to feed people in 3 continents: Africa, America and Europe within 1 year. Economic losses are estimated at $ 100 billion.

Fruits, vegetables, fish, cereals, eggs and milk are the most discarded foods. Besides, about 250 km ^{3 of} water is wasted in the production of these foods, enough to fill 3 Geneva lakes, the second largest freshwater lake in Central Europe.

Fruits, vegetables, fish, cereals, eggs and milk are food items that are thrown away.

In developing countries, waste mainly occurs in the production and storage of food, accounting for 54% of food waste wasted worldwide. This figure in developed countries is 46%. However, developed countries waste weak food during distribution and consumption .

In response to this situation, food producers are encouraged to cooperate to avoid excess production, increase the quantity and quality of food storage facilities, and also consider selling food directly to people. consumption instead of primarily providing for supermarkets, where stricter food selection standards are available.

Meanwhile, consumers are advised to save, buy enough food and take advantage of leftovers as organic fertilizer. In addition, some countries also encourage people to bring a leftover bag with them when going out to eat at a restaurant.