{"id":9286,"date":"2021-03-23T00:18:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T00:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=9286"},"modified":"2021-03-23T01:51:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T01:51:52","slug":"waste-of-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/waste-of-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste of resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9286\" class=\"elementor elementor-9286\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-966218f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"966218f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0adba7\" 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data-id=\"d865378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Food waste\/loss<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c433ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"0c433ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-food-loss-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9298 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/food-loss-and-food-waste\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Food loss and food waste<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9302 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-food-waste\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is food waste?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9299 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/where-is-food-lost\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Where is food lost?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9300 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/reducing-food-loss-and-waste\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Reducing food loss and waste<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9301 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/food-waste-at-home\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Food waste at home<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9303 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/food-labeling\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Food labeling<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9304 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/waste-of-resources\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Waste of resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9305 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/food-waste-facts\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Food waste facts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7998a15 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7998a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c829917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c829917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b7a1e7\" data-id=\"8b7a1e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c970e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c970e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waste of resources used in food production.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4101a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4101a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Food production is possible because of the complex network of resources including farmers, data, information and logistics, traders, industries, resources such as land, people, water, energy, as well as facilities such as machinery, irrigation systems, storage, and chemicals.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Every bit of these resources is important to make it possible for fresh food to end up on our plates. It means losses and waste have an even bigger impact on humans and the environment.<\/p><h4><b>Waste of Land<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p1\">The surface area of the earth is approx 14.8Gha. Out of this, 10Gha is capable of supporting crop agriculture, and approximately 5Gha is already in use. If we allow a third of global food to go to waste, then we are wasting away more than 10% of the total land area. That is not good enough, especially at a time that we are advocating forest, biodiversity, and vegetation preservation.<\/p><h4><b>Waste of Water<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p1\">Water in the form of rainfall, springs, fresh-water bodies, and the likes are key in agriculture. <i>An estimated 3.8trillion m3 of water are now drawn for human use each year, equivalent to the contents of 1.5 billion Olympic-sized swimming pools. The bulk of this abstracted water, about 70%, is taken by the agricultural sector. (1)<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Water is used for irrigation, food processing, and preparation. What is the point of using so many precious water resources only to see them go to waste?<\/p><h4><b>Waste of Energy<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p1\">Human power, fossil fuels, electricity, machinery, and fertilizers are all used up to produce food. As an example: As an example, almost all field equipment is powered by diesel engines. These include farm tractors, harvesting machines, and a wide range of mechanical handling and transport equipment. Also, diesel-powered irrigation pumps are vitally important but consume large quantities of energy. All of this contributes to a global consumption by the agriculture of approximately 120 million tonnes of diesel fuel annually.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Energy is consumed in the entire food chain process. This is why reducing food waste and losses is important because it will ultimately make our energy use on agriculture worthwhile.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f4f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f4f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"credits\"><em>1. 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