Tag:Food waste

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Zero Waste Day: Eight ways to overcome the waste pollution crisis

Humanity generates between 2.1 billion and 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste a year. When improperly managed, much of that refuse – from food and plastics...

Michael Simire - April 1, 2024

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World squanders over 1 billion meals a day – UN report

Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third...

Michael Simire - March 27, 2024

Climate Change

Yuletide: Environment expert says food waste attracts global warming

Climate and Environmental Advocate Team Lead for Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), Mr Michael David, has warned that food wastes...

Michael Simire - December 26, 2023

Human Welfare

David Terungwa: Why we must avoid food waste this Christmas

The United Nations estimates that one in three people in the world do not have access to sufficient food to lead a healthy life. In Nigeria,...

Michael Simire - December 21, 2022

Climate Change

Sustainable food cold chains reduce waste, fight climate change – UN report

Two UN agencies say greater investment in sustainable food cold chains is needed to reduce hunger, provide livelihoods to communities, and adapt to climate...

Michael Simire - November 13, 2022

Agric & Biotech

World Food Day: Food waste, threat to food security – Minister

The Federal Government says one of the greatest threat to food security in Nigeria is food wastages from farm to table. The Minister of Agriculture...

Michael Simire - October 17, 2021

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Reducing food waste to sustain the environment

In the spirit of this year’s World Environment Day (WED) celebrations, the Lagos State Government has apparently taken up a campaign to address the...

Michael Simire - June 14, 2013