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>
<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>
The goal of food for all can be achieved only through greater and integrated attention to production, procurement, preservation and public distribution.
Swaraj Thapa After the focus on the Food Security Act and Communal Harmony Bill, the National Advisory Council (NAC) will next give attention to upliftment of tribals including ways to integrate schemes for their development in UPA
DoAC background note builds a case for promoting agricultural production in Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh
Sandip Das, SANJEEB MUKHERJEE
The latest recommendation by the National Advisory Council on the National Food Security Act represents a significant shift in the debate on food security in the country.
Rajesh Ravi The much-acclaimed public distribution system (PDS) of Kerala has lost its scope and acceptance due to diminished allotment of cereals and repeated reductions in coverage. Experts admit that prior to the introduction of targeting, Kerala had one of the best run and most effective PDS networks in India and a model system worth emulating by the other states in the country.
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Union Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday said the Central government would consult the State governments on the proposed Food Security Bill as the latter had to execute the law.
NAC HAS REDEFINED
New Delhi: The National Advisory Council (NAC) may be talking of April 2011 rollout of the food security Bill, but lack of storage capacity of foodgrain could thwart the programme before it gets launched.
The new formula for the proposed National Food Security Act (NFSA) arrived at by a meeting of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) on Wednesday has attracted the criticism of activists of the Right to Food Campaign, who say it is full of ambiguities and leaves many issues wide open.