Food Waste Statistics In Malaysia

Our goal is to help close the loop of sustainability allowing the food waste that comes from the farms to go back to the farms as fertiliser for future food.

Food waste statistics in malaysia. A quick list of facts about consumption expenditure and food waste in malaysia in conjunction with world food day on october 16. Bernama pic petaling jaya. For consumption and should not have been discarded malaysia kini 2016. A food waste specialist has urged the government to address the issue of wasted food in the.

Thursday 28 february 2019 1200. Households are the largest contributor of the overall 16 650 tonnes of food waste in the country daily says institute of islamic understanding malaysia ikim s centre for science. However despite this wastage in malaysia previous studies on food security have shown that people in urban low income households indicated prevalence of overall food insecurity at 65 7 to 66 6. The average malaysian throws away 1 64 kg of waste daily compared to the worldwide average of 1 2 kg.

2015 the food waste in malaysia reached 15 000 tonnes daily including 3 000 tonnes that was st. Of food waste in malaysia. Annual economic statistics 2018 water supply. Malaysians generate about 16 000 tonnes of food waste on a daily basis.

Sewerage waste management remediation activities. Malaysia wastes 15 000 tons of food daily including 3 000 tons that are still good for consumption and should not have to be discarded the star 2016.