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
25-year-old Ankit Kawatra attended a celebrity wedding and was shocked to see heaps of leftover food being trashed, enough to feed 5,000 people just that night. That spurred him to quit his job as a business analyst and start the organization Feeding India. He built an app that has helped track and feed over a million people across 28 Indian cities so far. Partnering with restaurants, hostels, caterers and corporate houses, the organisation collects and redistributes food every day, to orphanages, old age homes, shelters and schools.
