The world is far from perfect and many challenges are clamoring to be solved. A problem that should be the number one priority is food-waste management.
According to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization report, one-third of food produced for human consumption is wasted. That amounts to a huge 1.3 billion tonnes per year. On the other side as per the Food Aid Foundation, 795 million people go hungry and undernourished. That comes to 12.9% of the world population.
When we talk about innovation and changing the status quo, can these glaring numbers be ignored?
The distance between the produce and the consumers is a prime reason behind a considerable amount of food wastage. Agriculture is a rural activity and requires open farms for cultivating the crops. But consumers are clustered in cities. Continue reading “Innovation: Food Is The Next Frontier”