1) When the remaining food which is not eaten and is thrown away is called food waste, it is a worldwide problem.

2) According to FAO (Food and Agricultural Organisation), one-third or 1.3 billion tonnes of food which was produced for human consumption is wasted annually.

3) The initial stage of food production happens in preliminary stage i.e. during agriculture, due to storms, rainfall etc, from factors that influence the growth of crops.

4) When the food is stored, then wastage also occurs due to pests and other microorganisms.

5) When food is kept in storage, due to bad temperature and weather conditions, nutritional value of food gets wasted.

6) In market, most quantities of food are thrown away when they exceed their expiry date or best before date.

7) Now it’s the consumer who waste their food in huge quantities due to lack of self-knowledge regarding intake of food.

8) The global value of the wastage of food accounts to one trillion dollars and its weight is up to 1.3 billion tonnes.

9) Cutting global food waste by just a quarter will save enough food for everyone on planet.

10) In developed countries, more than half of all the food waste starts from their home.