SA HARVEST AND WORLD FOOD DAY

SA Harvest, a leading food rescue and hunger relief organisation, celebrated its fourth anniversary on World Food Day, coinciding with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s theme of Water is Food, Water is Life. FAO embraces better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, ensuring that no-one is left behind.

In South Africa, where over 60% of available freshwater resources are used in agriculture, mainly irrigated agriculture, SA Harvest recognises the urgent need to promote sustainable irrigation technologies that optimise food production without increasing water usage. In 2017, the WWF reported that about 1.7 km3 of water is extracted from ground and surface water bodies to produce food that is subsequently wasted in South Africa.

Over the course of four years, SA Harvest has delivered 48.3 million meals to those in need. This achievement is a testament to its commitment to addressing the causes of hunger, according to Alan Browde, CEO and founder of SA Harvest. The organisation has also rescued 14.5 million kilograms of perfectly good, nutritious food that would otherwise have gone to waste.

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