About
1.3 billion tons of food lost or wasted every year, which amounts to
roughly one-third of all the food produced for human consumption
“China
wastes at least 35 million metric tons of grain every year due to
poor storage and transportation methods and excessive processing,
...”
"The
losses can feed 200 million people for a year, which is shameful and
needs urgent measures to prevent such waste and loss,"
“According
to the State Administration of Grain, in major grain production
regions including Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hebei and
Shandong provinces, there are no storage buildings for about 35
million tons of grain. Of the 210 million farming households across
the country, only 3 percent can store grain in a scientific way,
according to the Ministry of Agriculture.”
“Wang
Lirong, chief engineer of the standards and quality center under the
State Administration of Grain, said that besides saving food,
grain-processing companies should avoid excessive processing to
prevent waste.”
“Li
Jinyou, head of the Panjin Dingxiang Cereal Co Ltd in Liaoning
province, said proper processing helped the company save up to 815
tons of rice and 1.8 million kilowatt-hours of power last year.”
“Food
waste is a severe problem around the world, with about 1.3 billion
tons of food lost or wasted every year, which amounts to roughly
one-third of all the food produced for human consumption,
according to a report released by the United Nations' Food and
Agriculture Organization in 2011.”
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