Live Food Donation and Wastage Control Application
Prof. S.V. Chavan1 , Aditya Raul 2 ,
Department of Computer Engineering,
Puranmal Lahoti Government Polytechnic, Latur (413512) , Maharashtra,India
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Abstract — India is one of the top most countries that wastes huge quantities of food every day. In fact, one statistical figure based on a survey declares that India wastes as much food as United Kingdom consumes…! And this can easily be proved by our overflowing streets, garbage bins and landfills in and around the city. the wastage is also visible across marriages, canteens, hotels, public functions, social/family events and households.
According to the United Nations Development Program me, nearly 40% of the food produced in India goes waste. For ex: nearly 21 million tons of wheat go waste in India. It is also estimated that more than 50% of all the food produced across the world meets the same fate, and unfortunately, never reaches the needy.
In fact, according to one of the reports by the Dept. of Agriculture, approximately fifty thousand crores worth of food produced in India’s wasted every year. Off late we have seen, in India, bigger the wedding, larger the party and greater the waste. But, it's the same case with most of the restaurants and hotels as well. hey contribute equally, if not more, to the food wastage.
While some restaurants in India employ food controllers to check food spoilage/wastage, others donate it to their staff and the needy. Also, smaller restaurants donate it to orphanages and other public utility arenas so as to reach out to those who actually are in need of food.
The ultimate objective of this project is to communicate that investments in food wastage reduction is the most logical step in the pursuit of sustainable production and consumption, including food security, climate change and other adverse environmental effects. Public awareness materials and a strategy will be developed to this effect.
