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Some Major Hunger Challenges in 2022...
Requires a drastic shift in first world countries over purchasing. Food that has been deemed unsatisfactory by supermarkets that is still edible is food that can be used to feed the hungry. A lot of waste that is thrown away is good that is still good.
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Food Waste is a problem in which there is an excess of food that gets thrown away because it is not used. There are steps you can take to reduce your food waste.
At least 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted every year—in fields, during transport, in storage, at restaurants, and in markets in industrialized and developed countries alike. In rich countries alone, some 222 million tons of food is wasted, which is almost as much as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa.
Here are 58 food recovery organizations that are working to meet these national and international goals and reduce food waste worldwide.
Rise Against Hunger is growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives and responding to emergencies.
Driving Rise Against Hunger’s work is the recognition that ending hunger is more than just feeding people, which led Rise Against Hunger to focus its feeding programs in areas where it can have a real impact and expand its hunger-fighting programs beyond meal packaging and distribution.
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We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farms, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on discarded food. What they find is truly shocking.
A documentary that investigates incidents of hunger experienced by millions of Americans, and proposed solutions to the problem.
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime, YouTube