Introduction
According to reports compiled by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (2014), it is projected that farmers throughout the globe produce enough to feed the world’s population in its entirety. Even so, this is hampered by wastage that occurs when the food is being harvested, when it is en route to processing plants, and when kept in storage facilities. Even more of it is thrown in the market by retailers, while the largest amount is disposed off in the form of leftover once the food gets to consumer’s plate (Bloom, 2010). In all these cases, people’s mindsets towards food preservation and the utilisation of inefficient practices are to blame.
In light of this, in Canada alone, 13% of the households were established to be food insecure in 2012, with 1 in every 6 children being affected (Tarasuk et al., 2014). With a …show more content…
(2010). American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its
Food (and What We Can Do About It). Cambridge: Da Capo Press.
Food and Agriculture Organization (2014) The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014. Available at: http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/2014/en/
Hiller, A., Illea, R., Kahn, L. (2014) Consequentialism and Environmental Ethics. London: Routledge.
Menas, C., Adenso-Diaz, B.B., & Yurt, O. (2011) ‘The causes of food waste in the supplier-retailer interface: Evidences from the UK and Spain’. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 55(6), 648-658.
Quested, T.E., Parry, A. D., Easteal, S. S., & Swannell, R. (2011) Food and Drink Waste from Households in the UK. Nutrition Bulletin. 36(4), 460-467.
Reay, D., Smith, P., and van Amstel, A. (2010) Methane and Climate Change. London: Earthscan
Tarasuk, V, Mitchell, A, Dachner, N. (2014). Household food insecurity in Canada, 2012.
Toronto: Research to identify policy options to reduce food insecurity (PROOF).
Fox, W. (2007) A Theory of General Ethics: Human Relationships, Nature, and the Built Environment, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT
According to reports compiled by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (2014), it is projected that farmers throughout the globe produce enough to feed the world’s population in its entirety. Even so, this is hampered by wastage that occurs when the food is being harvested, when it is en route to processing plants, and when kept in storage facilities. Even more of it is thrown in the market by retailers, while the largest amount is disposed off in the form of leftover once the food gets to consumer’s plate (Bloom, 2010). In all these cases, people’s mindsets towards food preservation and the utilisation of inefficient practices are to blame.
In light of this, in Canada alone, 13% of the households were established to be food insecure in 2012, with 1 in every 6 children being affected (Tarasuk et al., 2014). With a …show more content…
(2010). American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its
Food (and What We Can Do About It). Cambridge: Da Capo Press.
Food and Agriculture Organization (2014) The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014. Available at: http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/2014/en/
Hiller, A., Illea, R., Kahn, L. (2014) Consequentialism and Environmental Ethics. London: Routledge.
Menas, C., Adenso-Diaz, B.B., & Yurt, O. (2011) ‘The causes of food waste in the supplier-retailer interface: Evidences from the UK and Spain’. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 55(6), 648-658.
Quested, T.E., Parry, A. D., Easteal, S. S., & Swannell, R. (2011) Food and Drink Waste from Households in the UK. Nutrition Bulletin. 36(4), 460-467.
Reay, D., Smith, P., and van Amstel, A. (2010) Methane and Climate Change. London: Earthscan
Tarasuk, V, Mitchell, A, Dachner, N. (2014). Household food insecurity in Canada, 2012.
Toronto: Research to identify policy options to reduce food insecurity (PROOF).
Fox, W. (2007) A Theory of General Ethics: Human Relationships, Nature, and the Built Environment, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT