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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Rice price marks fresh rise
The price of coarse rice has increased in the city's market in the past three days, and the Bangladesh Rifles' open market sales outlets have started selling coarse rice at Tk 30 per kg
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Global food crisis: Why blame India?
Lambasting India for its policy to deal with the global food crisis, the United States says that the ban imposed by India on foodgrains exports has hit hard its neighbours in South Asia. This is also fueling inflation world over. At a conference organised in Washington on 'India's rising responsibility & partnership in the 21st century, organised by the Heritage Foundation, the US deputy secretary for international trade, Christopher A Padilla also accused India for creating unstable conditions in the market.
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World Bank blames India for global food crisis
Washington: The World Bank on Tuesday put the blame for rising food prices in South Asia on export controls by India and others. The US also criticized New Delhi's handling of the crisis, stating the trade bans have rattled international markets. Surging food prices have become a serious concern in South Asia where food insecurity is relatively high, the World Bank Report on Global Development Finance said. "The situation has become increasingly acute across the region
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Weather adds to challenge of food shortage
David Streitfeld and Keith Bradsher In a year when global harvests need to be excellent to ease the threat of per
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Food processing sector: Farmers to reap benefit
Looking to ample possibilities in the food processing sector efforts are being made to increase the income of the farming community by effective coordination among industrialists, policy makers, technology experts and financial institutes. The state cabinet recently approved food processing policy. The first priority of the government is to encourage the industrialists and to give several concessions to them. This initiative of the government in this sector is welcome.
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37 lakh MT wheat procured on support price
So far, 22,37,892 metric tonnes of wheat has been procured on support price from farmers and Rs 1266.32 core has been paid to them. Farmers are being given Rs 100 bonus declared by the state government on the procurement of wheat at support price of Rs 1000 per quintal. Bulk of procurement is being made by state Civil Supplies Corporation. The quantity of procurement for this season is 47 fold more than the last year. During the entire Rabi season last year, only 47000 MT wheat was purchased.
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Food export ban may go on better supplies'
Agriculture and food minister Sharad Pawar has said the restrictions imposed on export of major foodgrain are not permanent and the government could lift the ban once the supply situation improves. "I am confident that prices will go down and in such a situation we don't want to continue with these types of restrictions," Pawar said when asked about the demand being raised by world leaders on lifting export ban.
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Future challenges: Food, poverty (Editorial)
On 5 June humankind celebrated World Environment Day. But underlining the merrymaking were issues of grave environmental concern. Which are going to challenge our future, specially food shortage, poverty and environment degradation.
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Free the gene genie
For the first time in two generations, world population is growing faster than agricultural production
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Disagreements derail UN food crisis summit
The world will face high food prices "in the years to come", the UN food summit said yesterday, but failed to agree how the crisis could be eased. The summit, hosted by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation, was called to tackle food price rises that have triggered riots in 30 countries, but became embroiled in a bitter dispute over biofuels and export restrictions. Agricultural commodities rose on the news as traders saw no prospect of change in biofuels policies or in the use of trade restrictions by key exporters. Bad weather has also contributed to the recent price rises.