✨ The Hidden Cost of Food Waste in India: Every Plate Matters ✨

Did you know that 40% of food produced in India never reaches the plate? The leading cause is the lack of proper storage and transportation—meaning millions of vegetables and fruits perish between farms and markets, leaving behind major environmental footprints.

⚡ Water Wasted: An Unseen Crisis

India battles severe water scarcity, yet the scale of water lost to wasted food is staggering:

• 1kg of wasted food consumes 300–400 liters of water on average during production.

• Tomatoes: Wasting 1kg = ~214 liters of water gone.

• Mangoes: Wasting 1kg = ~686 liters of water gone.

Multiply this by millions of kilos wasted daily, and billions of liters of water are essentially flushed away—water that could sustain drought-hit areas.

⚡ Carbon Emissions: The Climate Factor

Food waste doesn’t just vanish; it adds to greenhouse gas emissions in dramatic ways. As produce rots, it releases methane—a gas 28 times more potent than CO₂.

• Wasting 1 ton of food generates approx. 2.5 tons of CO₂ equivalent.

• India’s annual food waste drives over 400 million tons of CO₂ emissions—more than the total emissions of some entire nations!

Source: FAO, 2021 Report on Global Food Waste and Emissions

✨ Every Step Matters

Reducing food waste isn’t only about saving food—it’s about saving water, cutting energy use, and securing our future. FreshTik’s mission is to champion better storage, smarter supply chains, and fresher produce so India’s harvests feed more people, not landfills.

Let’s rethink our food systems and protect our planet—every bite makes a difference.

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