Food Security in the University Name of the Student Name: A Case Study

Running head: FOOD WASTE METRICS
FOOD WASTE METRICS
Name of the Student
Name of the university
Author note

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Background............................................................................................................................3
Aims and objectives of the research.......................................................................................3
Statement of problem.............................................................................................................4
Research questions.................................................................................................................4
Literature review........................................................................................................................4
Research methodology...............................................................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
Background
Sustainability has been neglected in most of the food security assessments that have
been concluded till date. Even the huge economic, social as well as the environmental
implications of meeting the accelerating food demand in the face of water shortage and
climate change did not convince people to think about this. The works that have been
conducted till date generally focus on the calorific content of the food. Among all the
materials that are sent to the landfills and the incinerators, wasted food forms the largest
portion in U.S. Wasted food includes food that perished on the way to supermarket, food
preparation scraps and other wholesome food like excess bakery and produce items. These
foods can be easily donated without being wasted (Gustafson et al., 2016). Wastages of food
are considered to be a huge problem as it has drastic impact on the economical condition of a
region, society and environment as a whole. The wastage of food can be decreased by
following the food waste metrics. The food wastes metrics will help reduce as well as prevent
food loss and wastage within a country. In this paper, food waste metrics will be discussed on
and the main aim is developing sustainability food waste metrics and measurement to
development of an application.
Aims and objectives of the research
The aim of this research is to develop a sustainable food waste metrics and coming up
with the idea of an application that can help in measuring the wastage of food. The wastage
of food can be controlled only if there is a food waste metrics.
The objectives of this research are as given below:
1. To analyze the reason behind wastage of food.