Italy the least "wasteful" in terms of food

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September 28, 2021September 29 is World Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day.

This is the second year and "Food & waste around the world" was presented, the first "G8" report on food and waste in 8 countries around the world: United States, China, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Russia, Germany and Spain,

Italians are the least wasteful in terms of food, with only a little over half a kilo (529 grams) of food thrown into the garbage can: a trend that is constantly decreasing and that shows how Italians are giving more and more value to food. The Americans instead report themselves wasting almost a kilo and a half (1453 grams) of food weekly, followed by the Chinese with 1153 grams, then the Canadians with 1144 grams, then there are the Germans with 1081 grams, and then, under the kg, the British citizens (949 grams), Spaniards (836 grams) and Russians, (672 grams).

The fight against food waste, underlined the Minister of Agricultural Policies, Stefano Patuanelli, who spoke at the presentation of the World Day with a message, "contributes to sustainability. Man with his activities has caused imbalances of various kinds. Agriculture participates. and it will be the driving force behind solutions to imbalances, between countries and within each country ".

On the subject of waste, Italy "is doing and has done" an "extraordinary job" in view of the 2030 Agenda, observed Marina Sereni, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. And she is a "great protagonist in the post covid and promoter of experiences that can also mark the way for other realities in the world", added Maurizio Martina Deputy Director General of FAO, who spoke with a video message. , created by the Waste Watcher International Observatory, and promoted by the "Zero Waste" campaign with Ipsos and the University of Bologna, generally highlights the division between European countries and North American countries / China: in terms of frequency of waste,European respondents report lower levels (an average of 68% of respondents report wasting less than once a week) while North Americans report higher levels of food waste (an average of 57% of respondents report wasting less than once per week) Fresh and perishable products, fruit and vegetables, are those that are thrown more at any latitude, with percentages ranging from 42.6 grams of weekly waste for fruit and 41.6 for vegetables in the case of citizens Americans, to "only" 24.5 grams of fruit wasted weekly for Russian citizens. Fresh bread is also at the top of wasted food: from 38.3 grams per week for the United States to 22.3 grams in Italy. Over-buying of food and expiry of food in the first place for waste."We have promoted this Report - explained Andrea Segrè, founder of the Spreco Zero campaign, full professor of International Agricultural Policy at the University of Bologna - as an essential starting point for promoting public and private policies and international awareness-raising initiatives aimed at realizing the objectives of Sustainable Development, in particular in point 12.3 which plans to halve food waste by 2030 ".in particular in point 12.3 which plans to halve food waste by 2030 ".in particular in point 12.3 which plans to halve food waste by 2030 ".