General
What is the type of farming that produces food such as vegetables, poultry (meat), fruits, rice, and other foods?
Name one cause of food waste
Overproduction / Harsh Weather / Consumer Waste
What are the environmental impacts?
Air and land pollution
Name one way consumers can decline food wastage
Meal plan / use proper food storage / composting / re-consumer or be creative with leftover food / donate food
Where does Singapore get food from? (hint: 2 places)
Ms Lim realised that the eggs she bought had expired as she did not check the expiry date when buying them. She decided to throw them away. Which type of food waste is this?
Consumer Waste
Explain the social impact of food wastage
Lack of attention towards issue of world hunger / people going hungry
What is the name of the organisation that works with ugly food?
Food Rescue Singapore
What kind of packaging will the food be packaged in before being sent to import centres?
Aluminium packaging
Name one example of consumer food waste
Not buying "ugly food" because of appearance / Throwing away cooked food that could have been eaten / Throwing away food that already expired (because of overbuying / not checking expiry date)
How can we share dried, edible food with others who might need it, instead of throwing it away?
Donate it to food donation drives / organisations
What does Grand Hyatt Hotel do with their food waste?
Turn them into fertilisers
How many millions of kilograms of food are wasted in Singapore back in 2022?
813 million kilograms
Explain how harsh weather causes food waste
Harsh weather like storms destroys crops, causing them to no longer be able to be sold, hence they are wasted.
815 million hungry people
What is one example on how we can be "creative" with our leftover food?
Leftover potato can be made into mashed potato
Name one food that is grown at the Bollywood Farm featured in the video
Avocado / Jack Fruit / Tulang-Tulang
How does the existence of "ugly food" lead to food waste?
Why does deforestation occur?
To make way for land, to be used for agriculture and farming
What are some food that spoils easily if not kept and stored properly.
Vegetables, meat, milk, etc