Why it is in the news
The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste was observed on 29 September 2026, its seventh edition. Marking it, the Officer-in-Charge of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representation in India, Konda Reddy Chavva, argued that India — already the only country to have run three national post-harvest loss surveys — can turn loss reduction into a “triple win” for food security, emissions and farm incomes, but must now close its data gaps on urban, retail and household food waste.
The exam angle
Issue: India produces enough food for 1.4 billion people yet loses a sizeable share between farm and fork — how should loss and waste reduction be built into agricultural, urban and climate policy?