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 Supply
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City region food systems and food waste management
This publication documents thirteen case studies from city regions around the world which are developing City Region Food System (CRFS) projects, programmes, and policies, including those related to the
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Food supply fears spark China land grab
China is protecting itself against future food supply problems caused by climate change by buying or leasing large tracts of land in Africa and South America, a leading UK climate scientist says. Professor
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Wheat, one of the world’s most important crops, is being threatened by climate change
One of the biggest concerns about climate change is the effect it will have on agriculture. Many studies have suggested that rising temperatures could be harmful to farms around the world, although there’s
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Hunger stalks southern Africa as drought dries up food supply
Each week, Lucia Thedzi and her five children go one or two days without eating. Some weeks, the family survives on nuts the size of golf balls but with meager flesh inside. Living in a small village on
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Household food waste: Multivariate regression and principal components analyses of awareness and attitudes among U.S. consumers
<p>We estimate models of consumer food waste awareness and attitudes using responses from a national survey of U.S. residents. Our models are interpreted through the lens of several theories that describe
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Food shortage threatens 2.4m people in northeast, says USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that, at least 2.4 million people in the northeast are under threat of short food supply. The agency said the shortage is due to the
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Crop management as an agricultural adaptation to climate change in early modern era: A comparative study of Eastern and Western Europe
<p>Effective adaptation determines agricultural vulnerability to climate change, especially in the pre-industrial era. Crop management as an agricultural adaptation to climate change in recent human history,
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South Sudan: Unprecedented Level of Food Insecurity in South Sudan, UN Agencies Warn
Juba — Up to 4.8 million people in South Sudan - well over one-third of the population - will be facing severe food shortages over the coming months, and the risk of a hunger catastrophe continues to threaten
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A comprehensive outlook on the diversity of agroecological initiatives in Europe: from farming systems to food systems
The agroecological initiatives show the great importance of integration of farming systems in their territory for developing a range of services. Agroecological systems develop diverse relationships with
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Ethanol, bioenergy no threat to food security: report
Bioenergy produced from crops does not threaten food supplies, researchers funded by the U.S. government, World Bank and others said in a report on Tuesday, dealing a potential blow to critics of the country's