Sustainable food: enjoy, don’t waste!

Despite food inflation, which has led to a +10% increase in the purchase price, food waste in the world is quantified, according to the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), in a average of 121 kg per person per year.

Following World Food Day, recognized only since November 1979, FAO wants to remember how food waste is a well-established habit in the most developed areas and raise awareness of the importance of food, its conservation and sustainability.

According to the United Nations, to overcome food shortages in the world, estimated at 2.3 billion people, it is necessary to reduce and combat food waste, a principle proposed in the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’.

According to statistics from ‘Waste Watcher International’, around 45% of fruit, vegetables and bread are among the most wasted foods, especially due to their poor durability or poor preservation or due to the accumulation of excess products.

In the world, they are also among the most populous countries, at the top of the ranking: China takes the record for the greatest food waste calculated per year at 90 million tons, followed by India with 65 million and the United States with around 20 million .

As regards Europe, there is Germany with 6 million tonnes followed by France and the UK with 5 million tonnes.

How to be more eco-sustainable? There are few simple actions that everyone could follow such as: purchasing aimed at the quantity and quality of the products and the preservation of food, using excess products for other recipes, paying attention to the lesser or greater durability of the products. So, yes to food to be enjoyed, not to be wasted!