On this #WorldFoodDay, let’s pledge not to waste food whereas about 800 million people suffer from hunger

Mumbai, October 16: Go to a restaurant, you will see leftover food in alternative tables whereas about 800 million people suffer from hunger. Despite the world produces about 800 million people suffer from hunger, kills more people every year than malaria, tuberculosis, and aids combined. The exact amount of food the privileged section of the society waste is one-third of the food produced worldwide. Rather than observing the day with events, speeches we should take the pledge to not waste food unnecessarily.

Whereas a part of the world is suffering from another part goes through crash diet aiming zero figure. The irony is when a part dies from malnutrition another part creates the problem of malnutrition by themselves. A group of privileged people eats so many unhealthy foods that they suffer from obesity. 1.9 billion people – more than a quarter of the world’s population – are overweight. Hence these facts tell us we don’t know the proper use, proper distribution of food.

Another factor affects food security which we often ignore, the climate change. Three-quarters of the extreme poor base their livelihoods on agriculture or other rural activities. More than 75% of the world’s poor and food insecure depend on agriculture and natural resource-based livelihoods. No other sector is more sensitive to climate change than agriculture. Hence the complex relationship between climate change and food insecurity is also bothering the world.

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has expressed his respect for the farmers who make the food security. “I take this opportunity to bow to the farmers of India for their dedication, hard work, and perseverance, which has not only made our country self-sufficient in food grains but a major contributor to the world’s nutritional needs.”