Assignment on Food Waste in Australia

Running head : FOOD WASTE IN AUSTRALIA
Food Waste in Australia
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................2
Food Waste Problem in Australia................................................................................................2
logistics and supply chain solutions applied in other countries...................................................3
best practices of logistics and supply chain solutions to address food waste problem................5
What sort of innovative supply chain technologies can be used for this purpose.......................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
Experts suggest that nearly 30% to 50% of the food that is produced globally is never
eaten, and the value of the food that is wasted in the country is nearly 1 trillion dollars. Food
waste represents nearly 1.3% of the total GDP and is considered one of the massive market
inefficiency in the country, which nearly accounts for persisting in other countries. In this
situation, it is observed that nearly 800 million people in the country go hungry during the night
(Farr‐Wharton Foth and Choi 2014). Therefore it can be said that 1 out of 10 people in the world
are undernourished and starving. This paper focuses on the food wastage problem in Australia
and aims to provide some solutions in the supply chain and logistics to combat the problem.
There is an excessive food wastage in Australian, and the improvement must be made in the
transportation chain and logistics to improve the situation.
Discussion
Food Waste Problem in Australia
When the universal problem is food hunger, especially in developing countries, developed
countries like Australia have actually created an unnecessary problem of their own by creating
food waste. Nearly 870 million people are chronically undernourished; however, there are nearly
1.3 billion tones of food that is being wasted each year. Australians have a major food wastage
problem. It is being said that nearly 20% of the food in Australia is thrown away Australians
alone discard nearly 8 billion food each year and this food waste problem is a serious problem. It
is being said that Australians throw away nearly 10 billion food every year, and nearly four
million of the food is deposited in the landfills alone (Devin and Richards 2018). The food