Netizens hotly discuss rejecting "waste on the tip of the tongue"
On August 19, the service staff of a restaurant near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda Scenic Area in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province carried a small portion of the dishes offered by the restaurant. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Bowen
Recently, General Secretary Xi Jinping has given important instructions to stop food waste. He pointed out that the phenomenon of food waste is shocking and distressing!
The important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping have aroused a strong response in the whole society. From the countryside to the city, from the ground to the dining table, people actively responded to the call of General Secretary Xi Jinping in various forms. It can be said that putting an end to "waste on the tip of the tongue" has become one of the most important topics recently discussed online.
"The grain has been harvested year after year. Why do you advocate saving?"
The fact that food was wasted has shocked many netizens.
"Did you know? China wastes about 35 million tons of food every year, which is close to 6% of China's total food output. This year, the number of people facing severe food insecurity in the world may increase from 135 million to 265 million people. The string of safety, every grain of rice deserves to be cherished. Oppose waste and practice economy, and you and I will start together!" On August 19, the People's Daily official Weibo issued such a call.
CCTV News also issued such a call. On August 13, its official Weibo posted six pictures, each of which listed the facts-"About 1/3 of the world's food is lost and wasted every year, the total amount is about 1.3 billion tons per year"; "World 76.33 There are at least 820 million people facing hunger out of a population of 100 million, which is equivalent to 1 out of every 9 people in the world going hungry"; "According to statistics, about 35 million tons of food are lost and wasted in China each year, which is close to China’s total food "6% of the output"; "The per capita food waste in the catering industry in China is 93 grams per person per meal, and the waste rate is 11.7%"; "In China, the food waste rate at large gatherings is 38%, and 1/3 of students’ box lunches are Throw it away"; "According to estimates, in 2015, the amount of food waste on the table in China's urban catering industry alone was as high as 17 million to 18 million tons, which is equivalent to the amount of food from 30 million to 50 million people a year." This Weibo was reposted by more than 3900 people.
In fact, these few facts have become hot topics on Weibo.
For example, the topic "The world is on the verge of the worst food crisis in at least 50 years" has 290 million reads on Weibo; the topic "The average Chinese wastes 93 grams of food per person per meal when eating out" has 4.169 million reads on Weibo; "Saving food starts with me", read 22.09 million.
"The grain has been harvested year after year, why do we advocate saving?" This question raised by China Economic Net has attracted the attention of many netizens. And this website also gave its own answer: Reason one, the food waste rate is as high as 11.7%; Reason two, the post-production loss of food is as high as tens of billions of catties; Reason three, food consumption has been in a tight balance for a long time; Reason four, the external environment Great changes have been made; reason five, saving is a traditional virtue and a new fashion.
In fact, looking at the world, the situation of the food issue is not optimistic.
The official account of CCTV Finance summarized the food crisis worldwide. "Recently, a report released by the United Nations has once again sounded the alarm for all countries. According to the data of the United States Department of Agriculture, in 2018, about 11% of American households were already in a state of'food insecurity'. A new study in the United States It is shown that in some states in the United States, nearly half of the respondents reported that the new crown pneumonia pandemic threatens food safety. The spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has also put tremendous pressure on the global food supply chain. Some food exporting countries have introduced policies to protect themselves. Policies to restrict or even prohibit food exports. In addition, severe locust plagues are also threatening some countries in Africa and South Asia."
"The time behind a meal"
A grain of grain is full of drips of sweat, and a dining table inherits fine qualities.
"The time behind a meal" was reposted by netizens on social networking sites such as WeChat Moments. On this beautifully made picture, the accounts are calculated in detail. It takes 2 hours to make chopsticks; 2 hours to make spoons; 12 hours to make bowls; 2400 hours to grow rice; 5760 hours to grow wheat; 4380 hours to raise a fish; 4380 hours to raise a shrimp, It takes 2160 hours; it takes 4320 hours to raise a pig; 8760 hours to raise a cow; 1080 hours to raise a chicken; 720 hours to raise a duck; 2400 hours to grow lettuce; 4320 to grow tomatoes Hours... and a meal with seafood fried rice, fish soup, saltwater duck, braised chicken wings, tomato sirloin, fried buns and desserts, all ingredients and preparations need at least 66201 hours.
A farmer was planting rice seedlings in the field, and a line appeared beside it: "Every grain is hard"; beside a rice jar, there was a line beside it: "Food waste, about 10 million tons per year"; beside a bowl of rice, there was a line beside it "One porridge and one meal is hard to come by, half a thread and half a strand of constant thoughts are hard to come by"; a smiley face, a plate with "CD Action" written on it... "A few days ago, Qian'an Town, Qian'an City, Hebei Province was the second Junior high school teacher Wang Xudong used a piece of sand painting to encourage everyone to be strict in economy and reject waste on the tip of the tongue." Xinhuanet's second video showed such an educational scene, which attracted the attention of thousands of netizens.
Similarly, "How much labor does it take for a grain of rice to reach the dining table" has become a hot topic on Weibo, driven by the new media of the People's Daily.
The netizen "Guan-Zhu" said, "Cherish every grain, please use your actions to prove it." The netizen "Baby Yan rides a motorcycle" said, "It's really not easy to cherish every grain of rice. Think about grandpa and the others. People of this generation have it when they really can’t eat. You must cherish it and don’t waste it. The grains are all hard work.” The netizen "Wan Qiuliang" said, “Respect every grain of rice. Now I can still think of everything before. During summer vacation, I would go to the fields to help cut the rice. The dew in the early morning, the big sun at noon and the moon at night are all witnessed in the fields. When I go home to harvest the rice at night, the rice flakes are really itchy on my body. I know it's not easy, so I respect every grain of rice and start with me." Netizens "think a lot about this one" and said, "Working in the catering industry, I get angry every time I see waste, so I go out to eat. What are you doing? I don't like to waste!"
Standardize and rectify the phenomenon of "big stomach king" and "eating and broadcasting"
Many behaviors of saving food have been rushed to forward on the Internet.
For example, in the catering industry, the "CD" is embodied in the subtleties; in large, middle and elementary schools, the concept of "diligence and frugality" is embedded in the daily life of teachers and students; in the neighborhood communities, the "Food Conservation, CD Action" and other publicity and education are carried out at all times .
The practice of Jiangxi University of Science and Technology was reposted by the media including the official Weibo of the People's Daily. The school’s cafeteria promoted students to save food through the CD-ROM exchange for fruits. As long as the students had finished their meals, they could exchange for an after-dinner fruit.
One topic, "The so-called "big stomach king" criticized by CCTV is a serious waste of eating and broadcasting", and the number of readings on Weibo reached 1.27 billion.
"FAO statistics show that about 1/3 of the world’s food is lost and wasted every year, totaling about 1.3 billion tons per year. At least 820 million of the world’s 7.633 billion people face hunger, which is equivalent to every 9 people in the world. One person is starving. Now some so-called "big stomach kings" eat the show, which is even more wasteful. Some even spit out the food after eating... Cherish the food and refuse to waste!" On August 14, CCTV News official Weibo The program of Bofa attracted more than 20,000 netizens to forward it, and nearly 680,000 netizens liked it.
On the second day, the topic "CCTV re-evaluates the "big appetite" eating and broadcasting" topic, also received 250 million readings and hundreds of thousands of netizens participated.
As the platform side, social live broadcast platforms such as Station B, Douyin, and Kuaishou have also carried out targeted regulation and rectification of some unhealthy "eating and broadcasting" content. When searching for keywords such as “big stomach king” and “eat and broadcast” at station B, it can be found that some bloggers’ past food and broadcast content posted on multiple video platforms have been emptied, and they “advocate economy and oppose waste” The video on the subject can still be viewed.
The "CD Challenge Contest" initiated by the People's Daily New Media attracted the participation of many celebrities and ordinary netizens. Among them, the photos posted by artists such as Hu Ge and Wei Daxun have been liked by hundreds of thousands of netizens.
What makes many netizens feel at ease is that it is common practice to promote conservation, and China's food security itself is still guaranteed.
The client of Beijing Daily noted that on August 19, the National Bureau of Statistics released the national early rice production data for 2020. In 2020, the total output of early rice in the country was 27.29 million tons (54.6 billion jin), an increase of 1.028 million tons (2.06 billion jin) over 2019, an increase of 3.9%, reversing the previous seven consecutive years of decline. This year, although early rice production has been adversely affected by severe floods in parts of the south, yields have declined, but thanks to the substantial increase in planting area, early rice production across the country has increased. Coupled with the previous bumper harvest of wheat-based summer grains, the output hit a new high, laying the foundation for stable grain production throughout the year.
Liu Shaohua