This app will reduce food waste and bring it to the needy in UAE

  • Three 11th grade students developed this FoodAge app.
  • Users can manually or by scanning the barcode can register their food item on the app to get details from time to time.
  • This app is expected to reduce household food waste.
FoodAge app to reduce food waste in UAE

 

Now UAE has an app developed by three students of the Pristine Public School that is reducing the waste of food in the country. This app named FoodAge App is a prize-winning project at the very first edition of Taqaddam UAE School Level Competition. 

 

The app was officially launched in 12 schools in UAE last March. Now, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited and the British Council are supporting the three students to launch this app on a larger scale. 

 

What FoodAge does?

 

The FoodAge app will allow its users keep track of their food stock, expiry date, and give tips to preserve food. Also, the app has recipes to help the users utilise their access food. Apart from this, there is an additional feature to donate access food to those who needs it. 

 

How does it work?

 

Users will have to register their food items on the app either manually or by scanning the barcode available on the package. After the registration and scanning, this food product will be added to the current stock, and from time to time the app will send reminders about its expiry date and other details like nutritious value. 

 

The developers of this app are 11th graders James Cyrus, Mohsin Biswas and Zachariah Leon. The Khaleej Times quoted Cyrus as saying, "We wanted to develop a project that solves a prominent problem in the community. We found the food waste is a common issue because many people find it hard to sustain their own food."

 

As per Dubai Municipality’s estimate, UAE’s food waste comprises an average 39% organic waste from households and in the month of Ramadan the food waste increases by almost 55%. The FoodAge app is expected to reduce household food waste. 

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