Rabat – the economic, social and environmental council (Cese) has checked an opinion opinion on food loss and waste in Morocco, which deals with the alarming extent of food waste of 4.2 million tons per year.
This discussion took place during the recent normal meeting of the Cese General Assembly under the chair of Abdelkader Amara. The advice of the council aims to solve the significant question of food waste and to propose solutions for a more sustainable approach for food production and consumption in Morocco.
The design of the statement aims to address the causes of Food wasteIncluding losses in connection with subsidized products and recommendations that could lead to structural transformation into production models and consumption habits.
In it, the Cese emphasizes how important it is to take into account the national context and the territorial peculiarities in Morocco when formulating these recommendations.
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According to the latest weekend edition of the leading Moroccan Arabian newspaper assabah, the draft should also contribute to improving nutritional safety and strengthening its resilience through more efficient treatment of food loss and waste.
The draft aims to “contribute to this improvement Nutritional security and strengthening their resilience through efficient treatment of food losses and waste, ”reported the newspaper. She added that this question of food waste had already been raised in the Moroccan parliament:“ The parliamentary group of the national rally of the independent (RNI) in the Council Chamber in the Council of Council had previously had a law to combat food in Marocco introduced. “
In a recently published report of the United Nations environmental program (UNEP), the extent of the problem was emphasized. It was shown that Morocco wastes 4.2 million tons of food annually, which corresponds to 113 kilograms per person.
This amazing statistics show the urgent need for comprehensive measures to combat food waste and its economic, ecological and social effects.
