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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South Sudan risks famine within months- charity
Large parts of South Sudan risk famine early next year as the world's youngest nation struggles to overcome a war that has left millions homeless, Save the Children said on Wednesday. "If the current
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South Sudan denies using food supplies as a 'weapon of war'
JUBA South Sudan (Xinhua) -- South Sudan on Monday denied that it was deliberately using food as weapon of war to starve thousands of people. President Salva Kiir’s spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said the
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United Nations says 36.5 million people in East Africa face food crisis
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- The number of people facing crisis-level food insecurity in the Eastern Africa region has increased by 18 percent to 36.5 million in October from 30.9 million a year ago, UN humanitarian
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Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Africa 2017
The number of undernourished people in sub-Saharan Africa has increased mainly due to the impact of conflict and climate change with the situation pointing to the urgent need to build affected communities'
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Asia and the Pacific regional overview of food insecurity 2017: investing in food systems for better nutrition
The Asia-Pacific region, home to most of the world's undernourished people, needs urgent action to improve diets and reset its food systems which are critical to the delivery of healthy, nutritious foods,
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Food outlook November 2017: Biannual report on global food markets
While food commodity prices have been generally stable, the cost of importing food is forecast to rise six per cent in 2017 to $1.413 trillion, making it the second highest bill on record, according to
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Namibia: Six Out of Ten Rural People Food Insecure- Report
Windhoek — The debilitating droughts of the past four years may be over, but the latest Vulnerability Assessment Committee Results show that the number of people facing food shortage is around 214,170,
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South Sudan Food Problem 'Worsening'- WFP
The food situation in South Sudan is worsening, according to a new report released by United Nations, humanitarian agencies, and the government. It projects the number of people who are severely food
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Hunger rises in South Sudan in "man-made tragedy"
Harvest season is bringing little relief to millions of hungry people in South Sudan as conflict and hyperinflation have pushed malnutrition to critical levels that could put many lives at risk, food security
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Forget rice, dish up Aztec pigweed to help feed the world
From Aztec pigweed to dragon beans - several ancient, often forgotten foods are making their way to the dinner table in an effort to diversify the diet of a growing global population. In an initiative