Food Insecurity in Pakistan: A Study of Food Wastes in the Hoteling Industry of District Swat

Abstract

This research study aimed to estimate the damage that is caused every year to food security in the hoteling industry in Pakistan. The target population for this study was the hoteling industry in district Swat and the data was collected from 100 hotels. The data was collected on food wastes in the hoteling industry. Food waste was measured in the form of pre-consumer and post-consumer food wastes. Food waste was measured in kilogram and the average price of 1 kilogram of accumulated food waste was calculated as Rs. 350. The data revealed that the accumulated average food waste in the hoteling industry in district Swat is worth of Rs. 243296800 per year that is equivalent to US $ 1013736 per year. This cost was identified by calculating the average pre and post-consumer food waste in kilogram. The results of this research study revealed that on average 694 tons of food goes to bin every year in district Swat that is far higher than the average food waste in the hoteling industry in Denmark is 288 tons.