The competition was announced by Fidaf
12 September 2015 - Sara Pacconi is, together with Francesca Cannata, among the four winners of the competition "Young people present the agriculture of tomorrow", organized by Fidaf (FedeItalian ration Doctors in Agriculture and Forestry) on the occasion of Expo 2015. Both Master's degree students in Food and Human Nutrition SciencesUCBM were awarded in Milan. We publish Sara Pacconi's proposal below.
One third of the world's food production ends up in the trash. Waste is equal to 1.3 billion tons a year, estimated at eight billion euros (source: FAO). These are alarming figures especially if read in the context of a 'social paradox': every year 36 million people in the world die from food shortages and 29 million from pathologies related to overeating, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity. The sale of expiring products at discounted prices, "zero impact" initiatives in catering for the recovery of leftovers, improvement of packaging or use of waste as fuel for the generation of electricity could be some solutions to reduce waste. In industrialized countries, 42 percent of waste is due to domestic consumption. Here are little tips that we could implement at home: make a reasoned shopping list, buy fewer processed products and more ingredients, store food correctly in the fridge, learn to cook with waste, encourage doggy bags in restaurants. Agriculture can also make its contribution by combining good agronomic practices with intensive agriculture. The invitation is to give value to food, recover traditions, sharing and sustainability. Don't waste, but Spre-CARE, taking care of yourself and the Planet.
