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Fruit stall, IndiaPHOTO: LIZ NEWBON/ACTIONAID
Bananas make good plates Food sustainability in Chembakolli
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How much food do we throw away each year?
Around the world each year, we throw away up to:
a) 20% (one-fifth) of all food produced
b) 50% (half) of all food produced
c) 75% (three-quarters) of all food produced
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How much food do we throw away each year?
In the UK, most of our food waste happens in our:
a) restaurants
b) supermarkets
c) homes
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Why do we throw away so much food in
the UK?
Think Pair Share
Poor storage
Over-strict sell-by dates
Fussy shoppers
Supermarket offers
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It doesn’t matter - we can grow more food!
Vegetables for sale at Ooty market, IndiaPHOTO: LIZ NEWBON/ACTIONAID
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It doesn’t matter - food rots down to make compost!
Rubbish collected at a school, IndiaPHOTO: LIZ NEWBON/ACTIONAID
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What do bananas, coffee, coconuts and
jackfruit have in common?
Think Pair Share
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What can we use these for?Unripe bananas, IndiaPHOTO: LIZ NEWBON/ACTIONAID
Roasted coffee beans, IndiaPHOTO: LIZ NEWBON/ACTIONAID
Edible flesh of a jackfruit, IndiaPHOTO: LIZ NEWBON/ACTIONAID
Ripe coconuts, IndiaPHOTO: LIZ NEWBON/ACTIONAID
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Siva eating rice from a banana leaf, IndiaPHOTO: LIZ NEWBON/ACTIONAID
Bananas make good… plates
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Man collecting jackfruit from a tree, IndiaPHOTO: LIZ NEWBON/ACTIOANID
Jackfruit make good… spoons
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An Adivasi man placing a bird trap in a tree, IndiaPHOTO: JACQUI DEARDEN/ACTIONAID
Jackfruit make good… birdtraps
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Mullakurumba men performing with dancing sticks, IndiaPHOTO: JACQUI DEARDEN/ACTIONAID
Coffee makes good… dancing sticks
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Kolkundu sticks, IndiaPHOTO: JACQUI DEARDEN/ACTIONAID
Coffee makes good… dancing sticks
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An Adivasi woman using a ladle made from a coconut shell, IndiaPHOTO: JACQUI DEARDEN/ACTIONAID
Coconuts make good…ladles
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Kayil, a ladle made from a coconut shell, IndiaPHOTO: JACQUI DEARDEN/ACTIONAID
Coconuts make good… ladles
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Why should we eat sustainably?
School pupil making a ‘Save our Environment’ poster, IndiaPHOTO: LIZ NEWBON/ACTIONAID
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Fruit stall, IndiaPHOTO: LIZ NEWBON/ACTIONAID
Bananas make good plates Food sustainability in Chembakolli
