The Paradox of Plenty and Scarcity
Ye sach mein shock karne wala paradox hai. Duniya itna khaana bana rahi hai ki sabka pet bhar jaye, phir bhi 318 million log roz bhookhe so rahe hain. Aur iske saath, ye jo 1.05 billion tons khana 2022 mein waste hua na, ye sirf khaana nahi, balki duniya ke 10% greenhouse gas emissions bhi hai. Matlab, climate change ko bhi fuel de raha hai ye waste!
India's Food Security Struggles
Ab India ki baat karein toh, 123 deshon mein se hum 102nd position par hain Global Hunger Index mein, matlab situation 'serious' hai, score hai 25.8. Gharon mein toh kam waste ho raha hai, lekin khet se bazaar tak pahunchne se pehle hi bahut saara khaana kharab ho jata hai. Punjab jaise states mein, jahan kheti mast hoti hai, wahan barish aur storage ki problem se kaafi khaana banta hi nahi.
Tackling Food Waste
Is bade gadbad ko theek karne ke liye kuch solid kadam uthane honge. Experts keh rahe hain ki ek national cold-chain system banana chahiye, specially Punjab, Haryana, aur Uttar Pradesh jaise states mein. Plus, Europe ki tarah achhe food donation programs chalu hone chahiye jahan surplus food zarooratmand logon tak pahunche. Farmers ko tech chahiye post-harvest loss kam karne ke liye, aur companies ko bhi bataana padega kitna khana waste ho raha hai. Sabse important, culture change karna padega. Zyaada khana dikhana cool nahi, balki food save karna hi asli civic duty hai.
