3.3 Huge economic loss On the other hand, food wastage also leads to a huge economic loss, not only reduce the farmer earnings; it also increases the burden on consumers. The more the food has been wasted or lost, the more the loss that farmer obtained. For the consumer, the food price will increase due to the large food waste, so that the farmer can earn more to encounter what they have loss in the production stage. Therefore, it may create a vicious cycle between the producer and the consumer.
4.0 Initiative on food waste reduction To minimize the food waste, government can organise awareness campaigns; for the consumer, they can plan out before food shopping and reuse the leftover.
4.1 Increase public awareness In Malaysia, the government …show more content…
However, the demand and supply in food has been reversed, which lead to a serious food wastage. In the evaluation by UNEP, every year the total of food being wasted corresponds to half of the world’s yearly cereal product ("Key facts on food loss and waste you should know!", 2016). Food wastage, including both food loss and food waste, which environmentally and economically affected, the food can be eaten yet. The conflict happened due to the consumer behavior, the food supply chain and also over-supply in the market. There are many countries had suffered with this condition. For example, based on the research by Solid Waste Corporation Management (SWCorp), the food had been wasted by Malaysian were 15, 000 tons in 2016 (Albakri, 2016).The research indicated that most of the time consumers didn’t finish their plate which caused food …show more content…
According to SWCorp, the research showed that during the festive period, the food wastage raised to 15 to 20 per cent in Malaysia (Md Yassir, 2016). This happened because the host will prepare too much food for the guest as welcoming them. Moreover, if during open house, some of the host will invite relatives, friends, colleague or neighbors on the same day to their house. In this case, they will prepare buffet for their guest, in case leak of food and more convenience. Yet, not all of them will finish their plate, at the end of the day, the food might left a lot, this will cause food waste. Furthermore, the latest critical event about food waste in Kuching was a mall tossed the large bowl which equal to 1,500 bowls of Sarawak Laksa, after they achieved a new record in the Malaysia Book of Record. Although the mall manager explained to the public the reason why food was thrown, the Laksa is harm to human. ("A wasteful record-breaking feat", 2016) Nevertheless, in this case, it still considers as food
4.0 Initiative on food waste reduction To minimize the food waste, government can organise awareness campaigns; for the consumer, they can plan out before food shopping and reuse the leftover.
4.1 Increase public awareness In Malaysia, the government …show more content…
However, the demand and supply in food has been reversed, which lead to a serious food wastage. In the evaluation by UNEP, every year the total of food being wasted corresponds to half of the world’s yearly cereal product ("Key facts on food loss and waste you should know!", 2016). Food wastage, including both food loss and food waste, which environmentally and economically affected, the food can be eaten yet. The conflict happened due to the consumer behavior, the food supply chain and also over-supply in the market. There are many countries had suffered with this condition. For example, based on the research by Solid Waste Corporation Management (SWCorp), the food had been wasted by Malaysian were 15, 000 tons in 2016 (Albakri, 2016).The research indicated that most of the time consumers didn’t finish their plate which caused food …show more content…
According to SWCorp, the research showed that during the festive period, the food wastage raised to 15 to 20 per cent in Malaysia (Md Yassir, 2016). This happened because the host will prepare too much food for the guest as welcoming them. Moreover, if during open house, some of the host will invite relatives, friends, colleague or neighbors on the same day to their house. In this case, they will prepare buffet for their guest, in case leak of food and more convenience. Yet, not all of them will finish their plate, at the end of the day, the food might left a lot, this will cause food waste. Furthermore, the latest critical event about food waste in Kuching was a mall tossed the large bowl which equal to 1,500 bowls of Sarawak Laksa, after they achieved a new record in the Malaysia Book of Record. Although the mall manager explained to the public the reason why food was thrown, the Laksa is harm to human. ("A wasteful record-breaking feat", 2016) Nevertheless, in this case, it still considers as food