Food Waste Index Report 2021 Upsc. According to this report 17 of the food available for food 11 in households 5 in food service and 2 in retail was wasted in 2019 and around 69 crore people had to sleep on an empty stomach. The index was prepared by using data from 54 countries and then extrapolated to the remaining countries.
The Food Waste Index Report aims at supporting the goals of SDG 123. Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2021 baliyans UPSC. The index was prepared by using data from 54 countries and then extrapolated to the remaining countries.
The United Nations is producing a Food Waste Index FWI as it seeks to support efforts to halve food waste by 2030.
The Food Waste Index Report 2021 has been released recently About the report. Highlights of the 2021 report The report has revealed that 17 per cent of all food available at consumer levels was wasted in 2019. According to The Food Waste Index Report 2021 about 690 million people are affected by hunger in 2019 an estimate that is expected to rise sharply due to the COVID-19 pandemic and three billion people unable to afford a healthy diet. The report estimated that 931 million tonnes of food was wasted in 2019 roughly equal to 23 million fully loaded 40-tonne trucks bumper-to-bumper enough to circle the earth seven times.
