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Causes of Food Waste
Consequences of Food Waste
Initiatives to reduce Food Waste
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What is the type of farming that produces food such as vegetables, poultry (meat), fruits, rice, and other foods?

Agricultural Farming
100

Name one cause of food waste

Overproduction / Harsh Weather / Consumer Waste

100

What are the environmental impacts?

Air and land pollution

100

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

200

Where does Singapore get food from? (hint: 2 places)

Local farms and food import
200

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

200

Explain the social impact of food wastage 

Lack of attention towards issue of world hunger / people going hungry

200

What is the name of the organisation that works with ugly food?

Food Rescue Singapore

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What kind of packaging will the food be packaged in before being sent to import centres?

Aluminium packaging

300

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)


300

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

300

What does Grand Hyatt Hotel do with their food waste?

Turn them into fertilisers

400

How many millions of kilograms of food are wasted in Singapore back in 2022?

813 million kilograms

400

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.

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How many millions of hungry people could have been fed with the food wasted by us?

815 million hungry people

400

What is one example on how we can be "creative" with our leftover food?

Leftover potato can be made into mashed potato

500

Name one food that is grown at the Bollywood Farm featured in the video

Avocado / Jack Fruit / Tulang-Tulang

500

How does the existence of "ugly food" lead to food waste?

People may not buy "ugly food" because of the appearance, hence supermarkets end up having many leftover food which cannot be sold, causing waste.
500

Why does deforestation occur?

To make way for land, to be used for agriculture and farming

500

What are some food that spoils easily if not kept and stored properly.

Vegetables, meat, milk, etc