Hunger management: Stemming colossal food waste

From advances in production, distribution and storage, to using technology to feed the needy, we look at some problems and work-arounds to resolve India’s food wastage problem
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Published: Apr 15, 2017
Hunger management: Stemming colossal food waste

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  • Hunger management: Stemming colossal food waste
  • Hunger management: Stemming colossal food waste
  • Hunger management: Stemming colossal food waste
  • Hunger management: Stemming colossal food waste
  • Hunger management: Stemming colossal food waste
  • Hunger management: Stemming colossal food waste
  • Hunger management: Stemming colossal food waste
  • Hunger management: Stemming colossal food waste
  • Hunger management: Stemming colossal food waste
  • Hunger management: Stemming colossal food waste
High taxation on packaged food deters self-help groups in small towns and rural areas from setting up packaged food units. Reducing it will encourage ancillary and cottage industries like pickle manufacturing units to use vegetables when the market price drop down to very low levels.