Question: On which of the following date International day of Awareness of Food loss and waste is observed?
(a) 29 September
(b) 5 October
(c) Last Sunday of September
(d) 30 September
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- On 29 September 2021, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will be observed for the second time.
- International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste was 1st observed in September 2020.
- The theme for 2020 was “Stop food loss and waste. For the people. For the planet” and will continue to be the effort going forward.
- Reducing food losses and waste is essential in a world where the number of people affected by hunger has been slowly on the rise since 2014.
- Globally, around 14 percent of food produced is lost between harvest and retail, while an estimated 17 percent of total global food production is wasted (11 percent in households, 5 percent in the food service and 2 percent in retail).
BY: AMIT GUPTA