INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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have low levels of food security and less waste
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have less food than they need and low levels of waste
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have more food than they need and high levels of waste
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have high levels of food security and low levels of waste
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Detailed explanation-1: -Inadequate market systems cause high food losses in developing countries. To minimize losses, the commodities produced by farmers need to reach the consumers in an efficient way. There are too few wholesale, supermarket and retail facilities providing suitable storage and sales conditions for food products.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because of its strict zero food waste policies, sustainable agricultural practices, and the healthy eating habits of its people, France has retained the top spot in the Food Sustainability Index, a study of 34 countries by The Economist Intelligence Unit and the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation.
Detailed explanation-3: -China came first with an estimated 91.6 million tonnes of discarded food annually, followed by India’s 68.8 million tonnes. Elsewhere, U.S. households throw away an estimated 19.4 million tonnes of food every year while an estimated five to six million tonnes goes into the garbage in France and Germany.