Open AccessA Solution to Hunger and Food Wastage Using a Technology-Facilitated Social Supply Chain
Author(s) -
Ria Mirchandani
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.51627/pghr.2021.11.00073
Subject(s) - supply chain , pandemic , distribution (mathematics) , food distribution , food chain , history , development economics , sociology , economics , political science , covid-19 , law , ecology , medicine , mathematical analysis , mathematics , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology
In 1624, the English poet John Donne poignantly wrote, “No man is an island, entire of itself; everyman is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; … And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee (Donne, 1624).” Humans are intricately connected. Our actions impact each other in a chain reaction that can span geography and time, as evident from pandemics and global warming as well as the disparate distribution of food, education, wealth, and other resources. Donne’s words serve to remind us that we cannot be immune to the suffering of others caused by this disparity of resources.