Question

Suggest any three ways you can think of to avoid wastage of food.

Answer 1

Hint: Food wastage includes both food losses, which occur at the production, post-harvest and processing stages.

Complete Answer:
Following ways can be implemented to avoid wastage of food:
1) There should be proper storage of food grains, pulses, fruits and vegetables.
2) Leaving food uneaten in meals should be prevented.
3) Excess food should be refrigerated and then reused.

Additional information:
The following are the ways by which wastage of food can be avoided.
- We should buy only what we need and also in absolute quantities.
- We should try to avoid food storage in large amounts.
- We should try to organise our kitchen in such a way that everything becomes visible to us. In order to know what is there and can avoid buying the same thing in excess amounts.
- If we can’t finish your food completely, we should try to share food with someone before we start eating.
- There should be prevention of wastage of food in social gatherings or functions.

Note:
- According to an estimate by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted each year around the globe, it is one third of total food produced for human consumption.
- Food thrown away or wasted causes harm to the soil. It is decomposed by bacteria to produce harmful greenhouse gases which can cause harm to the environment.