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The wastage of food is substantial in every country, but some studies have shown that it is more serious in developing countries. The UNFAO had estimated that one-third of all produced food may be getting wasted. The world produces twice the amount of food that is needed, but large numbers of people are deprived of it due to wastage and other reasons. Food gets wasted at the farm, when it moves to the market and is processed, stored and shifted to shops, and finally in the kitchen. Many fruits and vegetables perish soon after harvesting. There is a need to improve production and storage practices, transport and infrastructure, cold chain systems and processing techniques. Modern technologies and packaging methods are needed. But even in countries is to improve popular awareness of the need to ensure that food is not wasted in any form, at any stage. China has launched a clean plate campaign against wastage. It is estimated that food worth at least Rs. 1 lakh crore is wasted in India, and this does not include wastage of cooked food. A part of that should be enough to feed the larger numbers of hungry people in the country, which is ranked 94 out of 107 countries in the global hunger index. Food is wasted massively at weddings and on other occasions. The Delhi Government had, in pre-Covid times, thought of restricting the number of guests at weddings to reduce wastage of food. The UN report says that reducing food waste would also cut greenhouse gas emissions and slow the destruction of nature through land conversion and pollution. Avoiding food wastage should therefore became a national mission. It will have very positive environmental, social and economic impacts. In India, it is stated that the household food wastage is 50 kg per capita per year, which is less than in countries like the US and China. it is not because of efficient use of food, because of overall availability of food.

1. What are the measures suggested to reduce food wastage?

(A) Better storage and transport facilities

(B) Establishment of cold chain systems

(C) Closure of points of food wastage

(D) Restriction on weddings

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (A) and (B)

(c) (C) and (D)

(b) (B) and (C)

(d) (A) and (D)


2. A major fall out of enormous amount of food wastage is

(a) More food production

(b) Uneven access to market

(c) Large number people going hungry

(d) More investment in the farm sector of developing countries


3. Food wastage also causes

(a) The rich-poor divide

(b) Increase in contagious diseases

(c) Harvest issues

(d) Environmental pollution


4. The clean plate campaign indicates the need for to reduce food wastage.

(a) Strict punishment

(b) Public awareness

(c) New processing techniques

(d) Improved packaging methods


5. Stoppage of food wastage is needed in the interest of

(a) Food production

(b) National food mission

(c) Bring down the number of countries in Global Hunger Index

(d) Making food available to all


ANSWERS

1 - a

2 - c

3 - d

4 - b

5 - d