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
About 40 percent of India’s fresh fruits and vegetables perish each year before they reaches consumers, according to an estimate by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). One million tonne of onions vanish on their way from farms to markets, as do 2.2 million tonne tomatoes. Overall, 5 million eggs crack or go bad due to lack of cold storage. Dominated by traditional traders, the markets are in urgent need of a revamp involving on-farm training and cold-storage investments.