Authors : Trupti Chaware , Shubhada Jambhulkar
Page Nos : 129-133
Description :
The percentage of food waste is increases day by day. Food wastage is nothing but uneaten
food and this food is wasted by people. Food waste or food loss is food that is discarded or
cannot be used. The causes of food waste or losses are numerous, and occur at the stages
of production, processing, retailing, transport, and consumption. India produces around
250 million tonnes of food grain in a year, but its annual consumption remains far lower at
220 million to 225 million tonnes. There are strategies which should be implemented at
household as well as large scale to avoid this food loss and food waste. Food storage, food
preservation and food processing are the best methods to save extra food by proper
scientific way so that the food can be utilized in a period of emergency. These small steps
can save food loss and food waste in a large extent.
Keywords: food waste, food loss, food preservation
