Our current thinking is still focused on food waste is not formally informed to citizens.
And that wasting food is not good thing of course, but it is also a wrong thing that we are not trying to inform this reality to the people in this world that are actually wasting food.
After our presentation in class, it made us reconsider that we need to know more about this problem deeply and find out a way to work this out.
2017年6月29日木曜日
Answering to my question 2
Who is wasting all of these food and why?
Resteraunts, fast food resteraunts, families, even at school cafeteria wastes food.
It is a hard thing to prevent the food waste from thes facilities.
According to the website,
Food is thrown away by producers, retailers, but above all by end consumers. It is a vicious circle that must be broken, starting by properly planning what we put in our cupboards. The European Union as a whole throws away about 90 million tons of food, at an average of about 180 kilos per person. “This waste comes from the whole food chain, from agricultural production to storage, processing, distribution, management and end consumption of food”, explains Soledad Blanco, the former Director of Sustainable Resource Management at the European Commission’s Environment DG. “Wasting food is economically damaging, environmentally wrong and morally unacceptable, especially when considering the quantity of resources required to produce this amount of food”. By tackling waste, we could guarantee up to three fifths of the increased demand required to feed the world’s population, which will reach over 9 billion people by 2050.
https://www.barillacfn.com/en/magazine/food-and-sustainability/who-wastes-the-most-1/
Key facts on food loss and waste you should know! (n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://www.fao.org/save-food/resources/keyfindings/en/
Resteraunts, fast food resteraunts, families, even at school cafeteria wastes food.
It is a hard thing to prevent the food waste from thes facilities.
According to the website,
Food is thrown away by producers, retailers, but above all by end consumers. It is a vicious circle that must be broken, starting by properly planning what we put in our cupboards. The European Union as a whole throws away about 90 million tons of food, at an average of about 180 kilos per person. “This waste comes from the whole food chain, from agricultural production to storage, processing, distribution, management and end consumption of food”, explains Soledad Blanco, the former Director of Sustainable Resource Management at the European Commission’s Environment DG. “Wasting food is economically damaging, environmentally wrong and morally unacceptable, especially when considering the quantity of resources required to produce this amount of food”. By tackling waste, we could guarantee up to three fifths of the increased demand required to feed the world’s population, which will reach over 9 billion people by 2050.
https://www.barillacfn.com/en/magazine/food-and-sustainability/who-wastes-the-most-1/
Key facts on food loss and waste you should know! (n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://www.fao.org/save-food/resources/keyfindings/en/
Answer to my question
Today, I'd like to answer these 4 questions.
2 What is merit of food bank for company?
3 What is merit of food bank for reciever?
4 What is merit of food bank for government?
7 What is demerit of food bank?
Answer to 2, For company, the merits are reduction of discard cost and environmental burden, and implementation of the social welfare activity.
According to Scond harvest japan, the average disposal cost is about 100 per kilogram, and by donating rather than dumping, companies can reduce their disposal costs.
Donating food is a kind of Corporate Social Responsibility. To do so, it means, a valuable impact on the community. And, According to LIFE AGAIN, to join food bank, if they don't waste food, they don't emit CO2、then it help global warming prevention. This is a reduction of environmental burden.
So, the answers are reduction of discaed cost and environmental burden and, implementation of the social welfare activity.
Answer to 3, For reciever, thanks to food bank, they can save their food cost. According to Second harvest japan, One mother and child support facility could reduce its food cost （average cost of one meal without food donation is ￥173.2、then, with food donation is ￥105.8）
Additionaly, the article of Yonezawa nippo says that reciever can realize links with the community.
So, the answers are save food cost, and feeling links with the community.
Answer to 4, For government, they can reduce loss food, and they can do regional vitalization.
The difference between best before day and expiration date is easy to misunderstand for us.
They promote interplonation about this defference, and how to reserve food. This action also leads to reduction of food loss.
Also it is important for local communities to support the elderly. According to Second harvest japan, By encouraging citizens to volunteer, and by making use of food banks to support both the elderly and those in need, local governments can work with NPOs to create a “food safety net” for their community.
Moreover, government can reduce their financial burden. Let me quote the web site of Food bank kagosima, "Using donated food to support welfare recipients can help reduce welfare budgets and enrich the nation as a whole."
So, the answers are they can reduce loss food, and they can do regional vitalization.
Answer to 7, the demerit is regional differences.
Food bank in big city tend to recieve more donation than food bank in rural area, this is a problem of food bank.
HARVEST（セカンドハーベスト・ジャパン）, S. (n.d.). 活動内容・実績 | SECOND HARVEST（セカンドハーベスト・ジャパン）. Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://2hj.org/activity/
特定非営利活動法人フードバンク北九州ライフアゲイン. (n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://fbkitaq.net/
(n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://www.yonezawa-np.jp/html/news/2011/201111250.html
フードバンクかごしま. (n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://ksnk.org/
Woder Bridge. (n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://wonderbridge.net/oyakudachi/1468/
2 What is merit of food bank for company?
3 What is merit of food bank for reciever?
4 What is merit of food bank for government?
7 What is demerit of food bank?
Answer to 2, For company, the merits are reduction of discard cost and environmental burden, and implementation of the social welfare activity.
According to Scond harvest japan, the average disposal cost is about 100 per kilogram, and by donating rather than dumping, companies can reduce their disposal costs.
Donating food is a kind of Corporate Social Responsibility. To do so, it means, a valuable impact on the community. And, According to LIFE AGAIN, to join food bank, if they don't waste food, they don't emit CO2、then it help global warming prevention. This is a reduction of environmental burden.
So, the answers are reduction of discaed cost and environmental burden and, implementation of the social welfare activity.
Answer to 3, For reciever, thanks to food bank, they can save their food cost. According to Second harvest japan, One mother and child support facility could reduce its food cost （average cost of one meal without food donation is ￥173.2、then, with food donation is ￥105.8）
Additionaly, the article of Yonezawa nippo says that reciever can realize links with the community.
So, the answers are save food cost, and feeling links with the community.
Answer to 4, For government, they can reduce loss food, and they can do regional vitalization.
The difference between best before day and expiration date is easy to misunderstand for us.
They promote interplonation about this defference, and how to reserve food. This action also leads to reduction of food loss.
Also it is important for local communities to support the elderly. According to Second harvest japan, By encouraging citizens to volunteer, and by making use of food banks to support both the elderly and those in need, local governments can work with NPOs to create a “food safety net” for their community.
Moreover, government can reduce their financial burden. Let me quote the web site of Food bank kagosima, "Using donated food to support welfare recipients can help reduce welfare budgets and enrich the nation as a whole."
So, the answers are they can reduce loss food, and they can do regional vitalization.
Answer to 7, the demerit is regional differences.
Food bank in big city tend to recieve more donation than food bank in rural area, this is a problem of food bank.
HARVEST（セカンドハーベスト・ジャパン）, S. (n.d.). 活動内容・実績 | SECOND HARVEST（セカンドハーベスト・ジャパン）. Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://2hj.org/activity/
特定非営利活動法人フードバンク北九州ライフアゲイン. (n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://fbkitaq.net/
(n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://www.yonezawa-np.jp/html/news/2011/201111250.html
フードバンクかごしま. (n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://ksnk.org/
Woder Bridge. (n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://wonderbridge.net/oyakudachi/1468/
Good website
I think this is a good website.
http://www.fao.org/food-loss-and-food-waste/en/
〈Food and agriculture organization of the united nations〉
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of uneted nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. They serve both developing and developed country.
This organization also helps developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition and food security for all.
In their official website, they upload their original movie, which introduce what they are, and also introduce their acivity clearly. They show what they did until now with many pictures.
Moreovere, reasons why I thought this cite was good are,
1 It has multi lingual translation
2 Related to Unated Nations(It means this is very reliable)
3 It has many links to SNS(such as facebook, twitter)
Thanks to multi lingual translation tool, people all over the world can understand, and reliability is important factor for us to get knowlde about this kind of issue.
SNS is very useful, so we can get imformation easily.
FAO.org. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://www.fao.org/home/en/
http://www.fao.org/food-loss-and-food-waste/en/
〈Food and agriculture organization of the united nations〉
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of uneted nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. They serve both developing and developed country.
This organization also helps developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition and food security for all.
In their official website, they upload their original movie, which introduce what they are, and also introduce their acivity clearly. They show what they did until now with many pictures.
Moreovere, reasons why I thought this cite was good are,
1 It has multi lingual translation
2 Related to Unated Nations(It means this is very reliable)
3 It has many links to SNS(such as facebook, twitter)
Thanks to multi lingual translation tool, people all over the world can understand, and reliability is important factor for us to get knowlde about this kind of issue.
SNS is very useful, so we can get imformation easily.
FAO.org. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2017, from http://www.fao.org/home/en/
2017年6月28日水曜日
Answering to one of my research questions
What is food waste?
Food waste is food that is discarded or lost uneaten. The causes of food waste or loss are numerous, and occur at the stages of production, processing, retailing and consumption.
Generally, food loss or food waste is food that is discarded or uneaten. However, precise definitions are contentious, often defined on a situational basis Professional bodies, including international organizations, state governments and secretariats may use their own definitions.
Definitions of food waste vary, among other things, in what food waste consists of, how it is produced, and where or what it is discarded from or generated by. Definitions also vary because certain groups do not consider food waste to be a waste material, due to its applications. Some definitions of what food waste consists of are based on other waste definitions and which materials do not meet their definitions
Food waste. (2017, June 21). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_waste#United_Nations
Food Loss and Food Waste. (n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://www.fao.org/food-loss-and-food-waste/en/
Food waste is food that is discarded or lost uneaten. The causes of food waste or loss are numerous, and occur at the stages of production, processing, retailing and consumption.
Generally, food loss or food waste is food that is discarded or uneaten. However, precise definitions are contentious, often defined on a situational basis Professional bodies, including international organizations, state governments and secretariats may use their own definitions.
Definitions of food waste vary, among other things, in what food waste consists of, how it is produced, and where or what it is discarded from or generated by. Definitions also vary because certain groups do not consider food waste to be a waste material, due to its applications. Some definitions of what food waste consists of are based on other waste definitions and which materials do not meet their definitions
Food waste. (2017, June 21). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_waste#United_Nations
Food Loss and Food Waste. (n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2017, from http://www.fao.org/food-loss-and-food-waste/en/
Bad website
The website I showed last week, is the website of the nongovernmental groups official website. It is shown very nice and neat and is capable of discovering information about group Hunger Free World.
However, it is quite uneasy to get a full information.
There is also Japan`s Hunger Free World official website. Comparing this websites, it is quite obvious which one is easier for us to get information on.
However, it is quite uneasy to get a full information.
There is also Japan`s Hunger Free World official website. Comparing this websites, it is quite obvious which one is easier for us to get information on.
Perspective 4
Hunger Free World is an nongovernmental international organization dedicated to creating a world free of hunger. HFW is based in Japan and is currently operating in four countries overseas including Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Uganda.
They carry out community development together with the people such as improving nutritional conditions and access to education in order to free these areas from hunger.
Therefore, HFW is focusing on people to know more about the hunger issue that is happening right now in this world. They use a game called "Ending Hunger Game" one of their awareness raising tools.
Also they have "Unused postcard redemption campaign" that initially encourages people to help recycle valuable resources and then serves as a way to make people aware that they can contribute to reducing world hunger.
(n.d.). Retrieved June 28, 2017, from http://www.hungerfree.net/english/
They carry out community development together with the people such as improving nutritional conditions and access to education in order to free these areas from hunger.
Therefore, HFW is focusing on people to know more about the hunger issue that is happening right now in this world. They use a game called "Ending Hunger Game" one of their awareness raising tools.
Also they have "Unused postcard redemption campaign" that initially encourages people to help recycle valuable resources and then serves as a way to make people aware that they can contribute to reducing world hunger.
(n.d.). Retrieved June 28, 2017, from http://www.hungerfree.net/english/
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