What is Food Waste

The world's food production is four billion metric tons per year, of which 1.3 billion tons get wasted. As the world population reaches 9.8 billion in 2050, the world food demand will be around 14,886 million tons. Around 800 million people are going hungry every day, and another 2 billion people will join by 2050. The problem is not inadequate production but inefficient food handling and excess wastage. The traditional agriculture systems of production and consumption have several social, economic, and environmental implications. Without proper measures, it is doubtful to mitigate hunger even with surplus production. Therefore, adopting circular agri-food supply chains is a viable option to reduce and reuse food waste to develop a sustainable model.