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:: Iran’s food waste equals to 10 European countries ::

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The secretary of Iran Urban Economics Scientific Association (IUESA) said Iran’s food waste equals to 10 European countries

Touching upon Article8 of general policies of Resistance Economy referring to consumption management emphasizing on implementation of general policies of reforming consumption patterns secretary of Iran Urban Economics Scientific Association (IUESA) said unfortunately, as we mentioned before, food waste, especially in the cities of Iran, is highly deplorable and it is contrary to Resistance Economy model.

Emphasizing that squandering has negative consequences for cities economically and culturally; he said we should acknowledge that it has been changed into the world illness intensifying poverty gap and discrimination.

Globally, about 870 million people do not have enough food to eat. Nutritional deficiency results in the death of 2.6 million children less than five years that is equals to one-third of the world children, Tabatabaei further said.

He added that Iran’s food waste equals to 10 European countries.

Food waste in Iran is about 35 million tons annually while the U.N. wastes 90 million tons food, Tabatabaei said.

For reducing food waste, he referred to Italy that its restaurants give their customers a bag so that people can take their extra food. Referring to France that has passed a law to forbid wasting unsold food, Tabatabaei further said this country fines those shops that do not cooperate with charities in order to grant food close to expiration date.

  
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