Sometimes it is necessary to face the facts in order to act. From time to time, we may feel like it doesn’t matter what we do as individuals in the face of the size of the numbers and the data. However, we know that with every decision we make, we affect not only ourselves but the entire ecosystem. We live in a period in which human beings shape nature. There are so many steps each of us can take …

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization,

More than 820 million people in the world are starving.

Every year 1,300,000,000 tons of food is wasted .

Enough food goes to waste every year to feed the hungry people fourfold.

Approximately 14 percent of the food produced is lost before it even reaches the point of sale.

Even as you were reading this sentence, 200,000 kg of food was wasted.

Food waste consumes the world’s resources.

The lost food causes 1.5 billion tons of greenhouse gas equivalent to carbon dioxide.

Annually, 75 billion cubic meters due to losses in grain and pulses; 74 billion cubic meters of water is wasted due to the loss in vegetables and fruits.

Every year 715 million hectares of land are used to produce meat and animal products that are thrown away without consumption.

38 percent of the total energy consumption in the global food system is spent producing food that is lost or wasted.

The monetary value of food losses is more than $ 400 billion.

Bread is considered sacred. Bread is a basic need, according to many, it means being full and living. There are idioms in our language such as “earning bread money”, “let the bread multiply”, “take your bread off the stone”. It also means sharing bread. Another proverb is, “Whoever eats his bread alone carries his burden alone.” Bread also reminds us of our childhood. Pieces of bread that we added to noodle soup when we were sick; the bread we spread with jam and eat; the bread we use for our favorite sandwich… Has anyone not eaten that top of hot bread as a child? We all have a breaded memory.

It’s surprising that, while so valuable, bread is one of the most wasted foods in the world, right? Every year, 900 thousand tons of bread is thrown away. This means 24 million slices of bread. If we look at the basis of calories, this figure is enough to save 26 million people from hunger. It’s not just household waste; There is also a serious waste in the process from the field to the bakery.
In Turkey, every year 33 billion, 120 million are produced daily bread. Is not it too much? Very. This production exceeds the need and demand. According to research, 3 million of the daily waste of bread that is close to 5 million are in bakeries, 1.5 million at home and 0.5 million in mass consumption areas such as dining halls, restaurants and hotels.

Bread is considered sacred. Bread is a basic need, according to many, it means being full and living. There are idioms in our language such as “earning bread money”, “let bread multiply”, “take your bread off the stone”. It also means sharing bread. Another proverb is, “Whoever eats his bread alone carries his burden alone.” Bread also reminds us of our childhood. Pieces of bread that we added to noodle soup when we were sick; the bread we spread with jam and eat; the bread we use for our favorite sandwich… Has anyone not eaten that top of hot bread as a child? We all have a breaded memory.

It’s surprising that, while so valuable, bread is one of the most wasted foods in the world, isn’t it? Every year, 900 thousand tons of bread is thrown away. This means 24 million slices of bread. If we look at the basis of calories, this figure is enough to save 26 million people from hunger. It’s not just household waste; There is also a serious waste in the process from the field to the bakery.
In Turkey, every year 33 billion, 120 million are produced daily bread. Is not it too much? Very. This production exceeds the need and demand. According to researches, 3 million of the daily waste of bread that is close to 5 million are in bakeries, 1.5 million at home and 0.5 million in mass consumption areas such as dining halls, restaurants and hotels.

Bread is considered sacred. Bread is a basic need, according to many, it means being full and living. There are idioms in our language such as “earning bread money”, “let the bread multiply”, “take your bread off the stone”. It also means sharing bread. Another proverb is, “Whoever eats his bread alone carries his burden alone.” Bread also reminds us of our childhood. Pieces of bread that we added to noodle soup when we were sick; the bread we spread with jam and eat; the bread we use for our favorite sandwich… Has anyone not eaten that top of hot bread as a child? We all have a breaded memory.

It’s surprising that, while so valuable, bread is one of the most wasted foods in the world, right? Every year, 900 thousand tons of bread is thrown away. This means 24 million slices of bread. If we look at the basis of calories, this figure is enough to save 26 million people from hunger. It’s not just household waste; There is also a serious waste in the process from the field to the bakery.
In Turkey, every year 33 billion, 120 million are produced daily bread. Is not it too much? Very. This production exceeds the need and demand. According to research, 3 million of the daily waste of bread that is close to 5 million are in bakeries, 1.5 million at home and 0.5 million in mass consumption areas such as dining halls, restaurants and hotels.

Sometimes it is necessary to face the facts in order to act. From time to time, we may feel like it doesn’t matter what we do as individuals in the face of the size of the numbers and the data. However, we know that with every decision we make, we affect not only ourselves but the entire ecosystem. We live in a period in which human beings shape nature. There are so many steps each of us can take …

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization,

More than 820 million people in the world are starving.

Every year 1,300,000,000 tons of food is wasted .

Enough food goes to waste every year to feed the hungry people fourfold.

Approximately 14 percent of the food produced is lost before it even reaches the point of sale.

Even as you were reading this sentence, 200,000 kg of food was wasted.

Food waste consumes the world’s resources.

The lost food causes 1.5 billion tons of greenhouse gas equivalent to carbon dioxide.

Annually, 75 billion cubic meters due to losses in grain and pulses; 74 billion cubic meters of water is wasted due to the loss in vegetables and fruits.

Every year 715 million hectares of land are used to produce meat and animal products that are thrown away without consumption.

38 percent of the total energy consumption in the global food system is spent producing food that is lost or wasted.

The monetary value of food losses is more than $ 400 billion.