Authors : Arti Samarth
Page Nos : 157-164
Description :
Globally, it is estimated that close to 165 million children are stunted by
malnutrition as babies. Indian children are more stunted and shorter than in other
countries in the world. Children who are stunted are in poor health, learn less in school,
suffer from a lack of income opportunities as they grow older and sometimes, face a life of
poverty. The country has 18 percent of the world‟s population, 25 percent of its people go
hungry. To end hunger and poverty trough zero food waste may the mission. In developing
countries, food waste and losses occur mainly at early stages of the food value chain and
can be traced back to financial, managerial and technical constraints in harvesting
techniques as well as storage and cooling facilities. The Zero Food Waste to Zero Hunger
Mission 2020 would be for Enough Food, Not Enough Access. Through the lens of Zero
Waste, an entirely new relationship between humans and systems is envisaged, the only
one that can create more security and well being for people while reducing dramatically our
impact upon planet earth. The excitement is on two levels: it provides a broad and farreaching
vision, and yet it is practical and applicable today.
Key words: zero food waste, zero hunger, five year plan, mission 2020
