Annual Food Waste in China Costs 200 Billion RMB

Annual Food Waste in China Costs 200 Billion RMB
Feb 26, 2013 By eChinacities.com

The National Food Bureau Chief Ren Zhengxiao recently stated in an interview that food waste in China is costing the country 200 billion RMB every year. The amount of food wasted is roughly equivalent to the amount of food produced on a 200 million hectare plot of land—more than is annually produced by the entire Heilongjiang Province. The “food waste” issue has shown up in domestic news a lot in recent weeks, with many pointing the finger at the country’s indulgent and successive banqueting culture, done to gain social status and curry favour, as the main culprit in the massive annual losses.    

See also: Luxury of Leftovers: Why are Chinese Banquets so Wasteful?

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Guest518902

I have witnessed this on so many occasions but am happy to say that despite being seen as I guess well off plus me being a foreigner and my partner having residency in Australia we are happy to mostly ask for and get permission to take multiple "doggy bags" home even when our hosts have paid the bill. If it is her family at the dinner it can be a large gathering of close to twenty people. I can guarantee that very little is wasted. I really don't care whether this entails a loss of face and am glad that our associates and friends some of whom are very well off and some of whom just get by appear to see it that way as well.

Feb 26, 2013 17:57 Report Abuse