covid-19 starvation

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Covid-19 dangerous for poverty


Food wastage or food loss is serious concern especially during covid-19. Aftershocks of covid-19 creates starvation and hunger in many developing and even developed countries.

 


Food shortage


According to FAO. approx. 1.3 billion tonnes of food got wasted and its costs upto 750 billions US dollars, if we reduce this wastage then will be able to feed more than 200 million population, which are in severe hunger.


Food insecurity around world

But question arises how can do it??

Simply if we,

  • Change our shopping trends
  • Change our Eating habits
  • Develop some food processing methods
  • To preserve and proper storage of food 
  • To deliver some extra foods to poor people

All these measures increase shelf life and reduce spoilage.
Secondly if we make awareness at each level to "save food for need".
    • Developed food charities
    • Engaged local volunteers who collect the extra food and deliver to needy people.
    • Data collection and identification of most danger zone
    • Governments and international Organization will support these motivations.
After covid-19 pandemic the hunger and starvation becomes major human crisis.
Its intensity will be much bigger than Covid-19.
All of us step forward with moto "food for belly not for bins"

Location: Pakistan

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