Food waste index report 2024
<p>The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to this new report by the UNEP.</p>
Food Policy
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COVID-19: economic and food security implications for Indonesia
This 4th COVID Bulletin provides a snapshot of the pandemic’s impact on the economy and food security in Indonesia including update on government social protection support for vulnerable groups to reduce
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Strengthening capacity for advocacy in food systems of the poor
Effective and progressive civil society movements are critical for tackling poverty and protecting the environment in low-income countries. Strengthening the capacity of citizens and advocacy organisations
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Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana
Globally, food system transformation is characterized by the increasing importance of food safety and quality standards for consumers. This trend is challenging for the food processing sector in Ghana,
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Gender equity considerations in food environments of low and middle income countries: a scoping review
This study presents the results of a scoping literature review of gender equity in food environments of low- and middle-income countries. Start by examining the concept of food environments; and find that
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Hungry for Change: Are companies driving a sustainable food system?
Leading companies operating in the global food value chain are underestimating key environmental risks and ignoring opportunities for creating a more sustainable food system, according to a new report
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Food outlook: biannual report on global food markets
Global trade in food products has proven remarkably resilient during the pandemic, with developing countries even managing to increase export revenues, according to a new report published by the Food and
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The geopolitics of food security: barriers to the sustainable development goal of zero hunger
This paper outlines food security’s impact across areas such as natural resources, trade, violent conflict and climate change, and its implications for achieving SDG 2: Zero Hunger. It also seeks to give
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Traditional food supply channels in a pandemic: suggestions for their modernisation
The text provides a description, analysis and perspectives of the traditional supply and marketing channels in the face of the pandemic. It identifies its main challenges, the contingency measures adopted
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Investment costs and policy action opportunities for reaching a world without hunger (SDG2)
At the heart of the 2030 Agenda was a promise to prioritize two objectives: to eradicate poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in all their forms. While global hunger, measured by the prevalence of undernourishment,
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Cost of a plate of food 2020
<p>A basic meal is far beyond the reach of millions of people in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic joins conflict, climate change and economic troubles in pushing up levels of hunger around the world, according to this new study by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). This report highlights the countries where a simple meal such as rice and beans costs the most, when compared with people’s incomes.</p>