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!
there is so much waste, especially food waste in our world today. there are so many people all over the world that could benefit from the food people waste. In 2014, the Untied States disposed of more than 38 million tons of food waste, and almost all of it ends up in landfills or combustion facilities. we can reduce waste by: only taking what you can eat, saving leftovers, buy food that will last or use it quickly, sharing extra food with other people, and so many other ways. the link below has facts about food waste, and has so many more ways to eliminate waste!