Justin Banusing, a Philippine Science High School–Western Visayas alumnus, was part of the team that won in a United States hackathon that called upon developers to solve the problem of food wastage. | IBiongINQ
“Coming from agricultural countries, Muntaser and I kicked off the ideation session putting out flaws in the current importation system — one of which being thrown away food,” Banusing said.Using IBM Watson machine learning, FreShip analyzes photos of food to determine their freshness and provide options for what to do with the food.
As per the Philippine Statistics Agency’s report, about 2.3 million Filipino families suffered from involuntary hunger in the first three months of 2019 alone — at least once a month. In the U.S., around 23.5 million citizens lack access to fresh produce. To reduce these numbers and advance their advocacy, Banusing suggested that their solution should be implemented by companies themselves “either by licensing the tech or getting people like us to do it for them.”“The tech itself isn’t perfect just yet though, so we’re looking to improve upon it further then approach companies later. It’s feasible to implement, but still a departure from what’s present now,” he explained.
In a poverty-stricken country where eating “pagpag” is rampant among the poor, Banusing and his team’s creation may just be what the Philippines – and the whole world – needs to feed its people, instead of throwing food away.
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