Food Waste
The food waste is a problem in all the world for different reasons. The total food waste in
Colombia is 9.76 million tons and in the world is 1.300 million tons in one year. In
Colombia according to the results, of the 9.76 million tons of food waste, 40.5% do in the
agricultural production stage, 19.8% is lost in the post-harvest and storage process, and
3.5% in industrial processing processes. But food is also wasted in homes and
supermarkets, for 100 kilograms of food waste, 21 kilograms are wasted in supermarkets
and in market places, and around 16 kilograms are wasted in homes. The most wasted
food are fruits and vegetables because they are damaged faster than other food.
However there are some innovations to reduce the food waste. If we drink a new beer
called Toast Ale, which is made with leftover bread, we will reduce the food waste
because the bread is one of the most wasted food in homes. If we buy food that are made
with ingredients that aren’t perfects or that are going to be wasted, we will reduce the
food waste because some products are make with deformed food.
For all the food waste there are many consequences. If we waste food , we will waste
water, we will waste land, we will damage biodiversity and we will increase methane
liberation. If we aren’t aware of what we do , we will destroy everything that we have.
References
●https://sostenibilidad.semana.com/medioambiente/articulo
●https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-16547776
●https://www.bioser.com/las-consecuencias-de-desperdiciar-comida/