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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As Food Prices Surge, So Could Amazon Destruction
Vast areas of idle land in Brazil could be part of the solution to the world food crisis but there is a danger that surging prices will lead to more burning of the Amazon rain forest. Experts say deforestation in the Amazon closely tracks moves on global food markets as farmers along Brazil's vast agricultural frontier react to the prospect of greater profits by cutting trees and burning the land to make way for pasture or crops.
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Food subsidy
In reply to a question in Lok Sabha on April 21, 2008, the Food and Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar admitted that while a total of 102.8 million ration cards against BPL (below poverty line) people were issued, there were actually in the country only 65.2 million BPL families. It means that 37 million below poverty line-card holders or as much as 35 per cent of India's total number of beneficiaries under public distribution system do not exist in actuality.
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Food Price Hikes Fuel Anti-Ethanol Moves In US
Missouri is considering rolling back a mandate supporting ethanol production amid growing outrage over rising prices for food and livestock feed. Less than four months ago, ethanol supporters were celebrating implementation of a Missouri law requiring gasoline sold throughout the state contain 10 percent ethanol. The law, passed in 2006, took effect Jan. 1. But now, in the face of growing criticism of the nation's ethanol-friendly policies, Missouri may be among the first to back away from ethanol supports.
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Food labelling rules deferred
The government has decided to defer implementation of the new food labeling rules by another three months. The ministry of health had issued a draft notification regarding food labeling which was to be implemented by May 20, but has now deferred the implementation of food labeling notification by another three months.
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UN starts meet to hammer out food crisis battle plan
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon began talks yesterday with key development agencies on how to tackle the crisis provoked by soaring food and fuel prices. "This is an exciting time for the United Nations, but it is also a time when we are challenged to exert our best efforts to rise to the expectations that the world is placing on us," Ban said ahead of meetings in the Swiss capital. The UN was to hammer out a battle plan of emergency measures at the two-day conference in Berne, while exploring other longer-term measures to solve the global food crisis.
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Watch Tower: Real Beneficiaries of Price Control
Now the question arises who is getting benefited by these measures and who is getting hit? We all know that about two third of our population is dependent on agriculture for its sustenance.
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Big UAE firms keen to invest in Pakistan farms sector
The worldwide shortage of food grains, coupled with high food prices, is driving leading food companies and investors from the UAE to Pakistan in search of lucrative deals in the agriculture sector in of one of the world's major food exporters. With the entire world passing through an era of record high food prices and acute food shortage predicted in the near future, leading Gulf investors are planning joint ventures and direct investment in Pakistan's farm and livestock sectors, a private TV channel reported.
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UN Agencies Weigh Response To Food Crisis
Leading figures from the United Nations met in Switzerland on Monday to chart a solution to dramatic food price increases that have caused hunger, riots and hoarding in poor countries around the world. Vietnam acted to quell panic over rice supplies on Monday, banning speculation in the market after a "chaotic" buying binge in the Southeast Asian nation highlighted growing global fears about food security.
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Grain drain
Inflation is going through the roof but if you are poor and a resident of Andhra Pradesh, you are not likely to feel the pinch. It's not because of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's ability to rein in prices, but because of his penchant for unabashed electoral populism. The relaunch by the Congress Government of the subsidised rice scheme
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Inflationary pressures attract curbs on agriculture exports, says CMIE
The inflationary pressure, which has been a constant cause of worry for the government, is expected to attract restrictions on agricultural exports, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said in its monthly review. The high international prices and the consequent increase in exports has caused inflation to surge (hovering over 7%) CMIE said, adding that this prompted the government to clamp down on exports of some agricultural commodities in order the improve availability and cool down prices.