Food Loss Reduction In Food

Two billion tonnes is the number that represents the amount of food that is wasted per year on the planet. At the same time, some countries have faced a serious aliment crisis as consequence of the poverty and hunger. By 2075, the world population can reach 9.5 billion people (Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2013), so, the increase of food production is important to combat that issue. However, before that, food loss reduction is essential in order to avoid excessive costs and save money for governments and companies. All food processing, from the harvest of crops to their arrival on supermarket, involves many stages that can minimize its wastage. Some measures include improvement of technologies during the cultivation, management, storage …show more content…
Indeed, Choudhury (2006) defends investments on private sector with the purpose of bettering food transportation. While developed countries have modern systems such as railroad and highway that allow food transit efficiently, in third-world nations, some cultures are transported by bicycles and animals. Also the infrastructure for roads and energy transmission may be developed in order to raise the transport efficiency requiring engineered facilities on farms to consumer market. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (2013) reports a great example of how investment and innovation in integrated transportation can reduce significantly aliment waste. This case is located in an East Anglican farm which has invested in a high-capacity system which is able to manage about 18 tonnes of onions thanks to containers that are carried to the drying unit and then to the pack house. With this system, only two men manage over 100,000 tonnes of onions per year with minimum loss. While it may be true that technological systems might be financed thanks of their high costs, the food reduction is responsible to increase profits. So, in the long-term better systems can compensate initial …show more content…
Aliment consumption increase in first-world nations is one of the biggest causes of food waste because population have enough financial conditions that allow obtaining great deal of food, contributing to their losses. For example, various restaurants proffer buffet at fixed price, stimulating public to put more aliment than they could consume in their plates. Moreover, promotional offers such as “getting one for free” made by stores have encouraged people to purchase excessively, misusing food in their own home. For instance, British families waste about seven million tonnes of aliments annually (Institute of Mechanical Engineers, 2013). While there is clearly a necessity to implement educational policies in schools, companies and social organizations, it might be challenging to promote changes in people’s attitudes in relation to global food waste (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,