FoodX, a System to Reduce Food Waste

Abstract

Food waste is a serious problem that occurs in various countries. Indonesia is a country that produces food waste, the second largest after Saudi Arabia. Currently, there are several communities who care about the issue of food waste and hunger in Indonesia. The Community collects excess food from eligible donor consumption to be distributed to people in need. They have the aim to reduce the problem of food waste and numbers starving in Indonesia. However, the process of channeling food to donors and the community is still practically a manual where the community contacts the donors one by one, so it is considered less effective. This research aims to create a system to connect the community with individuals or organizations that want to donate excess food. In order for users to give faster feedback, this system was made using the prototype methodology. At the final stage of the development, testing was carried out by involving several volunteers and 3 communities to see the completeness of the features system. FoodX system made already accommodate the needs of 2 types of food communities (with and without volunteer).