Food Wastage in India - Issues/Root Cause
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70% of fruits and vegetables produced in our country go waste. Food worth 8.4 Billion Dollars which is 40% of total, goes wasted annually.
There are several reasons why so much perishable food is lost, including the absence of modern food distribution chains, too few cold-storage centers and refrigerated trucks, poor transportation facilities, erratic electricity supply, and the lack of incentives to invest in the sector.
On the other hand, according to UNICEF, 47% of Indian children are underweight and 46% of those under three years old are too small for their age. Indeed, almost half of all childhood deaths can be attributed to malnutrition.
Together let us list all the possible Issues and Root causes that you can on this subject. We will then compile those and work on brainstorming solutions for this.
If there were a few key problems we had to solve through our circle, this will be one. So, let us put our ideas forward and then deliver a comprehensive whitepaper to PMO, Ministry of Food & Public Distribution & Agriculture to drive concrete actions to address this issue.
I look forward to your participation!
Rajendra Pratap Gupta more
70% of fruits and vegetables produced in our country go waste. Food worth 8.4 Billion Dollars which is 40% of total, goes wasted annually.
There are several reasons why so much perishable food is lost, including the absence of modern food distribution chains, too few cold-storage centers and refrigerated trucks, poor transportation facilities, erratic electricity supply, and the lack of incentives to invest in the sector.
On the other hand, according to UNICEF, 47% of Indian children are underweight and 46% of those under three years old are too small for their age. Indeed, almost half of all childhood deaths can be attributed to malnutrition.
Together let us list all the possible Issues and Root causes that you can on this subject. We will then compile those and work on brainstorming solutions for this.
If there were a few key problems we had to solve through our circle, this will be one. So, let us put our ideas forward and then deliver a comprehensive whitepaper to PMO, Ministry of Food & Public Distribution & Agriculture to drive concrete actions to address this issue.
I look forward to your participation!
Rajendra Pratap Gupta more
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Apr 17
The reason for wastage of vegetable and fruits are mainly due to lack of experience and technical know how and also officials disinterestedness. It is natural that these produces do fluctuate in production and it is the responsibility of the State Govt.,/Govt.of India to take action for preservation of these products during peek bumper production. The Govt. should take judicious action for sale of produces directly by them with the help of administration (eliminating middlemen), procurement and sending them processing units at right time, conversion of these produces in to VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS and make them available for Indian markets and as well as for exports. The Govt. should establish standardization organisations and check that standard products alone come in to local as well as foreign markets (export). Certain quantity of produces procured by Govt., should be dirverted for Child welfare units like Balwadis, pregnant women feeding, and also supply to hospitals so that good produces could be given to patients. The present PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM needs to be revamped thoroughly and fresh procedure should be introduced and implemented. more
Mar 18
lock Supply Chain Management as within the district mode of each state. there by Economics of Demand will be a solid one ensuring NO WASTE & Stronger India at Agricultural Arena. Simple:) more
Mar 18
