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Results

The project is expected to mitigate the challenges of hunger in a city where 41 per cent of people are
forced to live in slums. The results are sustainable because this model has gained acceptability and
other cities in the country are being motivated to replicate it.

The project has the following impacts:

Social Impact: The challenge of hunger in society has been addressed. This would lead to more
responsible citizens, a reduced crime rate and less spending on mitigating health-related challenges.
It also enhances community cohesion and, to a certain extent, equality among its members.

Economic Impact: It is a given that healthy citizens can contribute better to the economic development
of a city and a country. With issues like malnutrition taken care of, and also with reduced expenditures
in health-related issues, the city is bound to see economic improvement in the years to come. It
reduces the aggregate food expenditure in the city and also cuts food waste disposal costs that would
otherwise be incurred.

Environmental Impact: The food that would have been disposed of as waste poses different
environmental challenges. By converting it as an important resource for the city, the impact on the
environment would be reduced in terms of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions and this also contributes
to the city’s goal of achieving a clean environment.

References

• www .un .org/ en/ sections/ issues -depth/ food/
• Figure 8 at https:// solvingworldwidehunger .weebly .com/

• World Population Review at worldpopulationreview .com/ world -cities/ mumbai -population/
• Zero Hunger Challenge at http:// www .un .org/ en/ zerohunger/

• World Food Summit at http:// www .fao .org/ wfs/ index _en .htm
• The Rio+20 information at https:// sustainabledevelopment .un .org/ rio20

• First Millennium Development Goal (MDG 1) at http:// www .un .org/ millenniumgoals/ poverty .shtml
• The main website concerning the initiative is www .rotibankindia .org

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