What did you learn about dietary choices from using the footprint calculator? Now imagine that you could translate what you learned into an effective societal policy on food- what would it be? And how would this policy effect the need to alleviate world hunger?
925 million people on earth do not have enough to eat according to the FAO [Food and Agricultural Organization]. That's almost 1 in 7 inhabitants of our planet!
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food waste
so much of the food in this world ends up being thrown away. Wasted food = wasted energy,water and all the other resources/factories that were used for the food as well. To help we should be mindful of the amount of food we buy and the amount that we throw away. Reducing food wastes helps the hungry and reduce carbon footprint and overall helps the planet.
You make a great point. When you’re able to buy food on demand you become less careful about how much you buy, and when people often overestimate their solution is to dispose of it. I also think we need to be more careful in educating children about sustainable eating habits, such as not taking more than they can eat by taking smaller first portions and going for a second round if they are still hungry. I think that just teaching kids alone could help a significant measure.