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You misunderstood my comment. I just used the US and India as examples of the developed world and developing world with which i have personal experience to ass
by rramadass 2y ago
You misunderstood my comment.
I just used the US and India as examples of the developed world and developing world with which i have personal experience to assert that much much more food is wasted in the former than in the latter. It is not about sending food from one to the other but managing it more effectively when you have people desperately needing it in their own countries (eg. Charities/NGOs, Homeless Shelters, Low-Income groups, Schools etc.). It is well-known that in the developed world the economically impoverished cannot afford healthy food and thus rely on cheap junk-food with the consequence that they suffer more from Poor Health/Obesity/etc. which leads to an unmanageable pressure on the healthcare system and a downward spiral in overall economic output. Everybody suffers as a result.
The above linked documentary is pretty good about highlighting the problem in the US. Also watch this documentary Waging a Living to understand how tough life is for the economically underprivileged in the US - https://www.pbs.org/pov/films/wagingaliving/ https://www.pbs.org/pov/films/wagingaliving/
Finally note that in 2016 France became the first country to outlaw food wastage by supermarkets which should be adopted by all other countries. See https://zerowasteeurope.eu/library/france-law-for-fighting-food-waste/ https://zerowasteeurope.eu/library/france-law-for-fighting-f... and https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/is-frances-groundbreaking-food-waste-law-working https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/is-frances-groundbreaking-...