FOOD WASTE Did you know that every year about 3.1 billion tons of food is wasted (About 30% of the world agriculture land area is used to produce this food) and approximately 3.1 million children die of hunger? These facts leave very many wondering how this could even be possible but one should never get surprised if he/she looks at things with a global mindset. Food wasting is something that occurs in our day to day lives but who should we blame for all this much food that is wasted? Should we blame the governments or the general population at large? Food wasting is linked to political, social and economic factors and by saying this everyone is a culprit. Food wasting occurs in different ways throught out whole supply chain of a food right from production to consumption. The highest rate of food wasting occurs in Europe, North America, Oceania, West and Central Asia and North Africa respectively. Africa has minimal food waste but with high amounts of food loses. "Food w