Noor Ul Ann Zaid

FDY3008 INVESTIGATION AND INNOVATION PROJECT Community Food Sharing Program Global Relevance Introduction Food disposal still poses a significant problem mainly because it leads to environmental and social problems. London is reported to produce more than 900,000 tons of food waste every year from perishable items that are dumped by grocery shops, food-service establishments, households, and others as identified by GRFC (2024). This project proposes a Community Food Sharing Program to address this challenge by redistributing excess food to low-income families, thereby aligning with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 2: The mentioned goal is linked with Zero Hunger and SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. Selected Geographical Region Target Location: London to young food insecure people especially those from the South Asian ethnic background living in areas like Tower Hamlets or Newham. Local Partners: Organisations such as The Felix Project – food banks. Including restaurants and grocery stores of East London. Budget Allocation Category Amount • Around 1.3 billion tones of food is thrown away every year on a global basis and according to FAO this constitutes a third of all food produced for human consumption (Pandey, 2021). • Food waste is estimated to account to 8-10% of total greenhouse gas emissions every year, which is a major factor in elevating climate change impact (UNEP, 2021). • In the UK alone, households are estimated to throw away 4.5 million tones of good food – enough to feed billions of people every year (GRFC, 2024). • Depending on which source is used, 828 million people globally suffer from hunger, at the same time, roughly one-third of all produced food goes to waste (World Food Programme, 2023). • Globally, about 1.3 billion tons of food are chucked every year (FSSC, 2024), and this wastes 8-10% of greenhouse gases. • It is alarming that cutting food waste by a quarter could feed the population of well over 870 million people (World Resources Institute, 2024). Local Impact: • A survey conducted by GRFC for the year 2023 showed that households in London threw away 4.5 million tons of food that could be eaten. • Hunger coupled with environmental issues can easily be solved by concentrating on local food wastage. Evaluation & impact Impact Metrics: • The first goal is to reduce emanating food waste by 10% in the targeted areas within the first year. • Production of 5,000 meals for the low-income families per anum. Supporting Data: • A 15% cut in food waste in Manchester is cited through similar measures by GRFC (2024). • East London operation of the Felix Project helped distribute 10000 meals (2023). Food Collection and Transport 500 Call to Action Volunteer Recruitment and Training 300 Awareness Campaigning 200 The Food Rescue Initiative will be complementary to the approaches formulated by the United Nations SDG. Operational & Administrative Costs 200 Total 1200 Connection to UN Sustainable Development Goals Help us build a sustainable future! Support our work to reduce food waste and end hunger. Here's how you can help: • Volunteer with us to support food collection and distribution. • Partner with us in providing surplus food. • Donate to help us cover transport, storage, and community workshops. • Let's do it together! SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production – Supports sustainable management of resources and encourages waste reduction. • • Importance of Food safety Act Food waste contributes to between 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions making a big contribution towards climate change (UNEP, 2021). This initiative carries out the noble cause of preventing food wastage The Food Safety Act 1990 is one of the most important regulations that govern the production, selling and consumption of foods in the UK. It lays down the legal requirements for food safety, impose obligations on food businesses to assure that the food they supply is safe to eat. This is a crucial component of the knowledge of the Act that provides guidelines in handling food plays a role in food safety in avoiding the spread of food borne diseases and therefore is a major factor of food security. The enactment of this law has the legal provision of the food safety standards and in protecting both the consumers and the food industries (Food Standards Agency). References SDG 2 – Zero Hunger – Addresses the need for food redistribution to eliminate hunger. • • About 828 million people are suffering from hunger predominantly because of imbalance (World Food Programme, 2023). This project may serve to reduce food insecurity because low income earning families will have healthy meals to consume. Foundation FSSC (2024). Tracking Progress to Halve Global Food Waste: UNEP Publishes the 2024 Food Waste Index Report [online]. 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