Farmers in Germany carry out their farming activities as a business unlike in Uganda where commercial farming is a relatively new initiative.
Most small scale farmers in Uganda have of recent began embracing the idea of farming as a business as well as for subsistence.
The case in Germany is slightly different since most farmers are engaged as a large scale businesses.
This is done with emphasis to provide food security, not only in Germany but the entire Europe while minimising food wastage.
Food waste does not only occur in European countries but the entire world, including in Uganda. This is prevalent in the agricultural value chain in Uganda where there is a lot of food waste right from harvesting all through to the consumer level.
Background
Experts note that since most farmers engage in various agricultural activities on large scale, sometimes they do not offset all the produce leading to food wastage.
In Germany it is estimated that 11 million tons of food is wasted per year and this occurs throughout the supply chain from the farm gate to the consumer.
Although research indicates that food waste is mainly generated at consumer level, retailors play a pivotal role between producers and consumers.
However, the government of Germany recently came up with a strategy and policy governing food waste, intending to reduce it by half by 2030.
As such in a recent visit to Berlin, Sciencedigest25 had the opportunity to interact with experts in Universities and farmers’ federation.
How experts are tackling global food security
Professor Rainer Langosch from Neubrandenburg University of Applied Science explained that farmers in Germany are faced with price fluctuations, which partly explains food waste occurrences in the country.
In Germany, one farmer is capable of feeding 140 people per year but sometimes what they produce and exports made goes past the required ratio of persons.
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