https://github.com/emansarahafi/ecoeats

A MERN stack web application for a food waste management system.
https://github.com/emansarahafi/ecoeats

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A MERN stack web application for a food waste management system.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/emansarahafi/ecoeats
• Owner: emansarahafi
• Created: 2023-10-23T16:44:11.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-12T14:05:20.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-12T23:10:08.847Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: expressjs, food-management, mern-stack, mongodb, mongoose, nodejs, react
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 1000 KB
• Stars: 11
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# EcoEats

![EcoEats Logo](https://github.com/emansarahafi/EcoEats/assets/85173630/e1fba14f-6ca9-4db5-a277-eada9c93fb48)

*This project was developed by the group G6 for the CS324 - Web Software Development course at MedTech in fall 2023.*

## Contributors:

- Eman Sarah Afi

- Ines Bourouissi

- Sarra Elkbir

- Mohamed Yosri Najar

- Mourad Malki

## The problem:

Tunisia has an issue with food waste: A recent source (African Manager, 2017) states that the average food waste of Tunisian families is about 17 dinars per month, leading to 5% of total food expenditure (356 dinars per month). 

According to a study published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), “The annual rate of food waste per individual is around 16% in North Africa and Central Asia, 34% in Europe, 31% in Asia, 39% in North America, and 11% in Latin America”. 

## The solution:

The solution to limit the food waste problem in Tunisia is to develop an online platform where multiple businesses, such as hotels, bakeries, restaurants & supermarkets, can sell any excess food items they have due to overproduction or short-shell life for a much lower price. 

The existence of such a platform can allow people with low income specifically to purchase high-quality food at an affordable price, especially at a time when the local Tunisian market is suffering from multiple shortages.