The document discusses food waste as a significant issue across the food supply chain, highlighting misconceptions and emphasizing the vast amounts of food discarded globally and in Singapore. It details efforts by organizations like The Food Bank Singapore and Folo Farms to mitigate food waste, promote food redistribution, and improve sustainability through innovative solutions. Additionally, it presents strategies for reducing food waste at home and includes testimonials demonstrating the positive impact of locally sourced organic foods.

1. GET WASTED SERIES: CIRCULAR ECONOMY & WASTE SESSION #4
Food Waste - The Low Hanging Fruit
15th August 2017, Tuesday, 6.30pm

4. WINNING PRIZES
1st 2nd

6. food waste
/fuːd weɪst/
refers to discarding or alternative use of
food that is safe and nutritious for human
consumption along the entire food supply
chain, from primary production to end
household consumer level.

7. MYTH #1: FOOD
WASTE ONLY
HAPPENS ONLY IN
HOUSEHOLDS OR
RESTAURANTS
Image source: National Geographic Magazine
Data source: Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO)

8. MYTH #2: WHAT WE
EAT CONTRIBUTES
LESS TO GLOBAL
WARMING THAN
TRANSPORTATION OR
HEAT & ELECTRICITY
Image source: ASN Bank, Ecofys

9. MYTH #3: DOUBLING
FOOD PRODUCTION IS
THE SOLUTION TO
FEED 9 BILLION
PEOPLE ON THE
PLANET BY 2050

11. We’re more than just about food

12. We Sweat the Small Stuff
From cooking up recipes to
sourcing for unique
products, FoodXervices Inc
spares no effort to get the
job done for our F&B
customers.
We Share the Good Stuff
At GroXers Inc, we live and
breathe the brands we carry
in order to elevate them into
trusted household names
through the retail distribution
channels.
We Distribute
As a logistics and warehousing solutions
provider, LogiXtics LLP plays an important
role in the local food distribution chain.
We Cultivate
PlotX Inc. provides valuable
insight into the agricultural
cycle, through the managing
of two plantations in China.
We Nurture
Xproperties Inc. supports ideas and
nurture efforts to contribute to the
good of the food and business industry
through innovation and technology.

13. Seizing Opps to tackle waste in Distribution portion of the food
supply chain:
No official numbers on the amount of food wasted by wholesalers /
distributors
Benefits of tackling food wastage at this stage:
Food is still at a condition that is quite useable
Can be donated to various beneficiaries (soup kitchens, old folks
homes, 1 bedroom flats, etc)
Do not bin it when you can still eat it!

14. Globally:
1.3 Billion TONNES of food wasted annually
4 times enough for the world’s 868 million starving
In Singapore:
785,500 TONNES of food wasted in 2015
Equivalent to 108 full-load double-decker buses daily
More than enough to feed the 387,000 food insecure
Do not bin it when you can still eat it!

15. THE FOOD BANK SINGAPORE…
▪ After observing the food industry, realised the need
for a food bank in Singapore
▪ Founded in January 2012
▪ Given charity status in August 2012
▪ Given IPC status in May 2015
▪ Set up by Nichol and Nicholas, a pair of siblings
running
To be the primary, centralised coordinating organisation for all food
donations & to play a key role in reducing food wastage within the
whole supply chain.
VISION
Do not bin it when you can still eat it!

16. OUR MISSION:
To get cheaper sources of food to our members2
To spread the word on the importance of food resource
planning to ensure long term provision of food for everyone
Reducing Food Wastage by looking at creative and
alternative solutions.
1 To connect potential donors to members
3
4
Do not bin it when you can still eat it!

17. OUR MEMBER BENEFICIARIES
60 tonnes of food on average
distributed to needy families every
month-- equivalent to 142,857
meals.
Do not bin it when you can still eat it!
More than 180 organizations of different size and type:
• Family Service Centres (FSCs)
• Various types of homes
• Soup Kitchens
• Religious Establishments
• Schools with children from low income families
• Other Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs)
* Reaching out to approx. 100,000 individuals in total.
OUR RECORDS

18. TYPES OF FOOD WE COLLECT
Do not bin it when you can still eat it!
Perishable Food
Non Perishable Food
Cooked Food
Expired Food

23. Global Agricultural Trade
Flow

26. “You are a gardener, and
you have in your hands the
power to transform garbage
into flowers, into fruit, into
vegetables. You don’t throw
anything away, because you
are not afraid of garbage.
Your hands are capable of
transforming it into
flowers, or lettuce, or
cucumbers.”

33. “You are not just a farm,
you are a Cancer Support
Group”
- Oncologist, public hospital
“Dad, can we get some
earthworms? My hands
(eczema) are not itchy
anymore.”
- Member’s daughter

34. PRE-PAID.
SHARED
RISK.
PLANET
HEALING
FOOD.

35. URBA
N
SUB-URB
AN
PERI-URB
AN
FOOD
WASTE
FOOD
REVOLUTION!
WELLNESS
COMMUNITIES

37. Photo credit: Teng Derui

38. "Food waste. For most of the
people, it is only shit to be
getting rid of. But for you and
me, it is something else, a very
precious way of replenishing
the soil and keeping us
humans more healthy by
growing nutritious vegetables.
We spiritualize our shit, and it
is not shit anymore. It is worth
the object of our love. And
what is more spiritual than
love?”
- Pierre Loisel

40. APPENDIX

41. From Urban Farm to Farm Movement
1. Develop FOLO Franchise System – Urban &
Peri-Urban
2. Build Expansion Team
3. Urban Farmer Training Institute

42. FOLO Customer Testimonials
"We have been consuming the vegetables from FOLO farms for more than a year and we haven't
visited the doctor since. I don't think this is entirely due to eating from FOLO but I think it is a big
factor"
"I changed my lifestyle after being introduced to FOLO Farms produce.
It tastes much better and I now eat out much less than I used to."
"Other farms don’t allow people to show the production and harvesting process
so you don't know where your food comes from"
“FOLO Farms is a good example of what I would like to create when I start my own organic farm
next year."

44. Impact Projections 2017-2018
4,380 tons of food waste will be
diverted from being burned or
dumped and transformed into
compost.
473 tons of carbon dioxide will be
avoided, mitigating $4,450 worth
of social and environmental
damage.
394 tons of methane will be
avoided, saving $145,986 worth of
social and environmental damage.
16 acres of previously degraded
land will be restored through
regenerative organic farming,
creating $20,240 in improved land
value
ENVIRONMENTCUSTOMERS
120,120 tons of organic vegetables will
be sold to 462 customers, who will
experience improved well-being valued
at $61,274.

45. FOLO Farm Summary
ORGANIZATION MISSION
FOLO Farms aims to feed the world nutritionally
power packed, super organic vegetables.
IMPACT SUMMARY
Social Return on Investment for US$68,000 capital
raise is ‘2.26’ (US$2.26 of impact created for every
US$1 raised).
FOLO Farms achieves four overarching outcomes:
1. Improved Well-being
Stakeholder: Customers
2. Reduced GHG Emissions
Stakeholder: Environment
3. Improved Land Utilization & Regeneration
Stakeholder: Environment
4. Improved Knowledge and Skills
Stakeholder: Community
Year of Incorporation: 2014
Country of Operation: Malaysia
Impact Assessment Conducted by: Shujog
Impact Assessment Date: December 2016

46. COMMUNITY SHOUTOUT!!!

47. WE’D LIKE TO THANK...

48. TIPS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE AT
HOME & SAVE MONEY
1. Shop smart and mindfully
2. When cooking don’t over-serve food
3. Treat sell-by dates as guidelines

49. GET WASTED SERIES: CIRCULAR ECONOMY & WASTE SESSION #4
Food Waste - The Low Hanging Fruit
15th August 2017