Good morning everybody. I'm sure that all of you here have wasted food before. What about that sandwich in your lunchbox that you haven't eaten because you don't really like it.Well, my name is Asa and I'm here to talk about food waste. Food waste is something that we must quit as soon as possible. If we stop wasting food, then the world will be changed incredibly.From my own experience, this one time I put my food in the bin because I was too full. But then I didn't really feel good about my actions. Hones ...

[Applause] What if every time we are throwing away food, we are thrown away more than just the leftovers. Let me tell you about someone who didn't waste food. She didn't have an app to track her groceries. She didn't have a compost bin or a sustainability hashtag.It's hard to believe, but she didn't even have a refrigerator. She just used what she had. Leftovers became lunch.Bones and scraps became broth. Bread crusts became breadcrumbs. Even the non-edibles like peel became feed or fertilizer.She wasn't tr ...

Sustainable Food Production & Innovation - The food industry is exploring sustainable practices like lab-grown meats and bioengineering to address the future of food production [2] - Yeast, specifically Metschnikowia Pulcherrima, is being cultivated on food waste to create an oil equivalent to palm oil, cocoa butter, or rapeseed oil [5] - This oil production process involves growing yeast on waste feedstock, extracting oil droplets from the cells, and using the oil in various food products [6] - The agriculture sector contributes an estimated 297% of all carbon emissions [12] - Genetic engineering, including GMOs, is being explored as a technology to engineer plants that don't need fertilizers [8][9][10] Challenges & Consumer Perception - Palm oil production leads to deforestation, loss of animal habitats, and labor exploitation [2] - The agriculture and food industry faces challenges including climate change, extreme weather events, and food insecurity [11] - Consumer acceptance of food made from waste may be hindered by concerns about taste and disgust [7] - Industrial factory farming is considered cruel and environmentally problematic, prompting a reevaluation of what is considered 'natural' [8]

Food waste export costs £3m since 2019, data shows https://t.co/xr6cXFuAss ...