Investigation report on food waste 1. The food problems faced by our country at this stage.

Since the Chinese government first published the white paper "China's Food Problem" in 1996, our country has made great achievements in maintaining food security. In the past 10 years, my country's comprehensive grain production capacity has steadily improved, with average annual output increasing by more than 10% compared with the previous decade. The grain self-sufficiency rate has basically remained above 95%. Residents' dietary structure has significantly improved. Market-oriented grain circulation has With the continuous deepening of institutional reform, the material basis for the country's macro-control of grain has become more solid and the means have become more flexible, achieving the predetermined goal of domestic grain self-sufficiency. The development of grain production has eliminated the international community's concerns about China's food problems, solved the problem of feeding 1.3 billion people, and made a significant contribution to world food security. While my country's grain production has made great achievements, we must also note the current status of my country's food security:

According to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, my country's total grain output increased for three consecutive years in 2006, reaching 994.9 billion. Jin, not only close to the highest level in history, but also expected to achieve the planned goal of total grain output reaching 1 trillion Jin by the end of the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" ahead of schedule. But when the situation turns for the better, it is even more important to keep a clear understanding of the current difficulties.

First of all, the continued increase in grain production faces many constraints. First, the constraints on land and water resources have become increasingly prominent. In 2005, my country's cultivated land area decreased by 120 million acres compared with 1998, when grain production peaked, approaching the bottom line of 1.8 billion acres, and the area occupied was basically high-quality cultivated land. At the same time, the grain sown area has also dropped to 1.56 billion acres, which is basically the same as the 1.55 billion mu of grain sown area proposed in the 11th Five-Year Plan for Agriculture. Our country's cultivated land and grain sown area have almost reached a critical level that cannot continue to decrease. my country is also one of the 13 countries with the poorest per capita water resources in the world. The amount of available water resources per capita is only 1/4 of the world average, and the distribution between years and regions is very uneven. Water scarcity has become an important factor restricting food production. Second, the total population will continue to maintain a momentum of inertial growth. According to relevant reports, China's total population will continue to increase in the next 20 years, reaching a peak of 1.5 billion around 2033 before slowly declining. The increase in population directly promotes the rigid growth of total food demand, which will make my country's already tight food production and demand situation even more severe for a considerable period of time. Third, the impact of climate change is increasing. According to statistics, my country's average annual grain loss due to disasters is about 100 billion kilograms, equivalent to 1/10 of the annual output. Especially in recent years, extreme weather caused by global warming has become more frequent, exacerbating the instability of agricultural production. Fourth, farmers have limited space to increase their income by growing grain. In recent years, the state has continued to increase investment in "agriculture, rural areas and farmers", effectively protecting farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain. However, in general, farmers' income from growing grains is still low, and due to factors such as too many people and little land, decentralized operations, and the continued rise in prices of production materials, there is very limited room for increasing the income from growing grains in the future. Especially in many major grain-producing areas, young and middle-aged laborers choose to work outside their homes, resulting in insufficient material, manpower and technology input into grain production.

Secondly, structural contradictions have become increasingly prominent. In 2006, while my country's total grain volume was basically balanced, the problem of unbalanced variety structure has increasingly become the main contradiction. This is mainly reflected in the following: First, wheat and rice ration varieties have basically achieved the goal of tight balance. According to the analysis report of relevant national departments, in 2006, my country's wheat production and sales had a slight surplus of about 10 billion catties, and there was a slight gap in rice production and sales, but it did not exceed 10 billion catties, or even less. The two major ration varieties are in a tight balance. Especially for rice, in the past 20 years, urban rice consumption has increased by 83%, and the proportion of the population that relies on rice as a staple food has reached 60%. The output fluctuates greatly and storage is difficult. It is a pioneer and sensitive variety that triggers market changes. It must be Pay close attention to it. Second, the corn supply and demand situation has undergone major changes. In recent years, the upgrading of food consumption structure has driven the rapid growth of the breeding industry, increased energy consumption has promoted the rapid expansion of the biomass energy industry, and the demand for deep processing of grains has maintained a rapid growth momentum. This feature is most obvious in corn varieties. In 2006, my country's corn exports decreased by more than 60% year-on-year. If this trend continues, my country's corn supply and demand will change from abundant to tight. Third, soybeans are further dependent on the international market. According to customs statistics, my country's soybean imports reached 28.27 million tons in 2006, making it the world's largest soybean importer. Faced with the squeeze of capital and industrial advantages from multinational corporations, domestic soybean sowing area and output are on a downward trend, and the market is shrinking, further deepening dependence on the international market.

Third, the comprehensive food supply capacity still needs to be improved. To examine the level of food security, we must not only look at the comprehensive production capacity of food, but also the efficiency of food delivery and circulation. In accordance with the requirements of a complete socialist market economic system, my country's grain market and logistics system are still relatively lagging behind. In terms of the grain market system, firstly, the development of market entities is very insufficient. The task of reforming and restructuring state-owned grain purchase and sales enterprises has not yet been completed, and a modern enterprise system has not yet been established; the scale of grain cultivation by single-family farmers is small and the degree of organization is low; the operation scale and business volume of most individual, private and joint-stock market entities are small, and there is an urgent call for Large-scale grain enterprise groups emerged at the historic moment.

Second, the development of various markets is imperfect. The grain market network is not perfect, market transactions are not standardized, management level is poor, and hardware facilities are backward; the market operation method does not meet the needs, and the service function is not strong. Modern trading methods represented by e-commerce and futures have developed slowly, and their functions of discovering prices, avoiding risks, improving transaction efficiency, and reducing transaction costs are restricted.

2. The significance of saving food.

In daily life, food waste can be seen everywhere. Maybe people are not aware that they are wasting, maybe they think that a little waste is nothing, maybe they still think that our motherland is vast and rich in resources. However, the fact is: my country's population has exceeded 1.25 billion, with an annual net growth of 12 million people; the per capita cultivated land area is 1.2 acres, which is 1/4 of the world's average; the current cultivated land area is increasing at a rate of more than 300,000 acres per year; nationwide 40% of the urban population relies on imported food. From 1981 to 1995, the country's total cultivated land decreased by 81 million acres, resulting in a reduction of 50 billion kilograms of grain production every year. And the rate of reduction is still accelerating. Various phenomena such as indiscriminate occupation of cultivated land, dredging of sand, deterioration of land quality, and desertification are encroaching on cultivated land. The reality is definitely not optimistic! ! Saving food is the obligation of every citizen. It does not mean that if your life is better, you can waste it if you can afford it. Waste is a shameful act. As long as you have a sense of frugality, it is actually very simple to do: eat as much as you can when you eat, and don't throw away leftovers; when dining in a restaurant, you should order in moderation, and you should not be ostentatious or order indiscriminately.

Through the following figures, we should also see that the heavy population burden not only makes food a big problem, but also affects the speed of socialist construction in our country.

There is such a set of data. In 1998, my country ranked first in the world in terms of grain, cotton, and meat production. However, based on the average population, the per capita food supply is only 362 kilograms, which is lower than the world average and even lower than some developing countries. What’s even more touching is that isn’t New China today many times better than the Tang and Song dynasties more than a thousand years ago? However, due to the rapid increase in population, the per capita amount of grain was more than 200 kilograms less than in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Someone has made this analogy: the mouths of 1.2 billion people combined are larger than the largest square in the world - Tiananmen Square. What a big mouth! Just the 15 million new people added every year will eat 5 billion kilograms of food! Therefore, saving food is of special significance to our country.

Do you usually waste food? In school, when I dine in the cafeteria in the morning, noon and evening, I find that this phenomenon is really serious. A lot of rice and steamed buns are wasted every day. It is such a pity and sad! Waste is shameful and in a sense simply "criminal". The most important thing in everything is persistence. Saving money should start from scratch, especially persistence. One or two days is fine, but what about one or two years? What about longer periods of time? Not only for food, but also for saving to become conscious and become a habit.

3. Food-saving measures.

We must carry out various themed activities on cherishing and saving food, and truly meet the requirements of "cherishing food" set forth in the "Code of Daily Behavior for Middle School Students"! Today, we understand the national conditions and further clarify the special significance of cherishing and saving food. There is an ancient poem that says well, "One porridge and one meal, when the thoughts come from a difficult place; half a thread, half a thread, constant thoughts are difficult in material resources." Every one of our classmates must start from now, take practical actions, and serve the party. The country has shared its concerns and carried out the activities of cherishing and saving food in a down-to-earth manner.

In order to effectively implement food saving, we propose the following:

1. Don’t compare, be proud of saving and be ashamed of waste.

2. Serve the right amount of rice, eat as much as you can, eat the rice in the bowl completely, and make sure there are no leftovers. This is especially true for students who eat in the school cafeteria. After swiping their meal card and picking up their meal, they must finish it.

3. Promote a balanced diet, no partial eclipse, no picky eaters, and no snacks.

4. When you go to a restaurant with your parents to eat, order the food without wasting it. If there is any leftover, pack it up and take it home.

5. When you see waste, be brave enough to stop it and try your best to reduce waste. Actively supervise your relatives and friends around you and stop the waste of food in a timely manner.

6. Classify garbage to minimize garbage discharge and reduce farmland pollution.

7. Actively participate in field work and help parents do what they can at home.

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