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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Water, food security and human dignity: a nutrition perspective
This FAO Committee discussion paper highlights the key role of water for food security, globally and for different groups. Climate change projections suggest many regions will become drier and hotter,
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Societies will collapse amid food shortages if world remains on current course, says study
Climate change could spark catastrophic food shortages and lead to global societal collapse if society continues on its current course, according to a new scientific model. The model, developed by Anglia
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Climate change and food systems: global assessments and implications for food security and trade
<p>This new FAO book presents a comprehensive perspective linking climate change to food, nutrition, water, and trade along with suggested policy responses.</p>
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Climate Change: Global Food Supply May be Threatened by Cutting Carbon
Cutting carbon emissions is important in the face of climate change. As more and more carbon is released into the atmosphere, temperatures heat up. Now, though, scientists have warned that cutting these
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Food system shock: the insurance impacts of acute disruption to global food supply
Global food systems are increasingly susceptible to acute disruption and systemic shocks could lead to food price rises, food riots and changes in stock market values. The global food system is increasingly
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Creating city region food systems
<p>As cities continue to expand and ever more people migrate to urban areas, current unsustainable patterns of urbanisation and ineffective policies are no longer acceptable. The typical approaches that
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Growing a sense of place and community in Cape Town
<p>The Harvest of Hope initiative is a vegetable box scheme in Cape Town, South Africa, set up as a social enterprise by a local NGO. By promoting ecological urban farming, Abalimi Bezekhaya (meaning ‘Farmers
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European Union helps treat malnutrition among Sudan’s most vulnerable
KHARTOUM - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of €9 million (US$9.7 million) from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO)
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Fertility of world's soil reaching peak that will threaten food supplies, scientists warn
The fertility of the world’s soil is reaching a peak that will threaten global food supplies this century unless more is done to preserve the long-term viability of existing farmland, according to a group
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Climate change will significantly affect Australians’ health, report finds
Climate change will have significant repercussions for Australians’ health as warming temperatures fuel extreme weather events, help spread disease and disrupt food and water supplies, according to a report