Nourishing Communities: Gita Pertiwi’s Justice-Centered Food Sharing Model in Surakarta, Indonesia

According to the UN Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report 2021, Indonesia is the largest food waste producer in Southeast Asia. The report found that around 20.93 million tons of food waste are produced annually in Indonesia. According to data from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia (Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan), in 2023, Indonesia’s food waste accounted for 40.73% of the total waste composition, or approximately 13,743,661 tons per year.