It's Time To Reduce Food Waste In Sub-Saharan Africa

some way or another, and that is wasting food by either letting it rot in your refrigerator, taking too much at dinner and throwing what is left into the garbage for some varmint to rummage through later, or even in the production process by throwing away a perfectly good potato because it doesn’t meet the size requirement for processing. In America, it’s something we don’t think about; rather it’s just a habit that causes us to lose money on that wasted food. Something we seem to forget about, however

and there isn’t just one single solution to fix it. However, the problems could generally be reduced by equal distribution of the basic resources such as water, food and land. These basic human needs can be met by doing simple suggesting such as having the country invests in seeds, irrigation and tools for people to grow and harvest foods. Fixing the education systems and meeting the needs of local communities that can’t afford to go to school – providing the knowledge. Providing advice and marketing

. Domestic- this is basically the main use of water. Such as drinking water, washing clothes, dishes, cars, bathing, preparing your food, brushing your teeth, flushing the toilet, etc. It is estimated that 10% of worldwide water use is for household purposes used in every home. 2. Agricultural- water is used for the growing of our foods. Much of our fresh water is also used outdoors for watering lawns, flower beds, and vegetable gardens. The agricultural sector is by far the biggest user of freshwater

country has been caught in the worst political and humanitarian crisis of it’s history. According to Africa Hunger and Poverty Fact, as of May 2014 more than 600,000 people have been internally displaced and 1.6 million people are classified as food insecure. In 2014, sixty percent of households reported having exhausted their food stocks by December 2013, and ninety percent said they consumed just one meal a day. Africa faces serious environmental

English 1 15 November 2017 Food waste, The beauty and The beast in the food industry. We are already at that time of the year when Christmas decorations are put a month before the actual christmas season. This mean that soon there will be the “feast time” for the Thanksgiving, Christmas, End of the year get together dinners at differents places, it could be at : the grandparents’ house, the boyfriend’s parents house, the friend’s house, and many more. During this period of time, it will be in the winter

largest number of countries that are water-stressed are in sub-Saharan Africa. The water pollution in Africa resulted to 300 million people who live water stressed conditions. There is also the United Nations Economic Commissions for Africa which deals with the need for investments in potential water resources. Its goal is also to reduce the number of people that experience water scarcity in Africa, and also to protect economic gains and ensure food security. Their primary concern are infrastructures that

There was no worry about the lives being harmed or how large our impact was, or even of the future repercussions our actions might have. However, this once-carefree opinion has twisted and mutated and created a monster: human population growth. It’s big. It’s fast. And there’s almost no way to stop it, with our current rate of increase. The consequences of our forefather’s actions, carried out so long ago and not given so much as a backwards glance, are now coming back to haunt us, and they fight

Not only between different countries but also within different countries. Some people live with an overflow of nutrition while others have to supply themselves daily with food that will not be enough. Sub Saharan Africa, where Ghana is located, is one of the poorest areas in the world. Indirect aid, being donation of money, food etc., is one way to invest in a better future for undeveloped countries. Physically taking part, being direct aid, in that development is another way of giving aid. The extended

throw out large amounts of edible food. This wasted food primarily comes from people throwing out fresh food at home and at restaurants as well as large companies, such as grocery stores, throwing out edible food. Many people and companies would confess to being guilty of this. Throwing out a piece of fruit or leftovers may seem harmless but it eventually adds up. The worlds large population makes this an issue creating enormous numbers of waste that could be food for starving people. Millions of

undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges of this generation. The population boom is sometimes feared as one of the major leading problems to the food security and malnutrition issue; this essay analysis shows that the reasons many suspects are not entirely true; it’s not the number, nor is it about enough land. The world has already what’s required to produce enough food, but doing it at an acceptable cost to the planet will depend on dramatic changes from how we eat, what we grow and how we do it. There