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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Britain's food self-sufficiency is in long-term decline, warn farmers
"It is looking exceptional this year," says William Pitts, as the torrent of golden wheat ears sweeps into the flashing blades below the cab of his combine harvester. In the next hour, about 50 tonnes
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Do we produce enough fruits and vegetables to meet global health need?
Low fruit and vegetable (FV) intake is a leading risk factor for chronic disease globally, but much of the world’s population does not consume the recommended servings of FV daily. It remains unknown whether
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Physical growth of children and adolescents in China over the past 35 years
The objective of the study was to examine if economic development in China correlates with physical growth among Chinese children and adolescents.
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The last straw: food security in the Hindu Kush Himalayas and the additional burden of climate change
The ICIMOD and GRID-Arendal have released a report detailing the food security and agricultural situation in the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH). The publication considers how food security is being affected
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Diet change—a solution to reduce water use?
Water and land resources are under increasing pressure in many parts of the globe. Diet change has been suggested as a measure to contribute to adequate food security for the growing population. This paper
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Crucial research into pesticide harm to bees 'may not be independent'
MPs raise concerns over Government relying on research funded by pesticide manufacturers to determine the harm their products cause to bees Pesticides linked to bee decline must be banned, a parliamentary
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1.2 lakh additional families under food security net
With the widening of the food security cover, an additional 1.2 lakh families in Delhi began receiving subsidised food under the Food Security Act from July. Entitlement While food security cards are
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SC upholds state's 2008 order on public distribution system
BHUBANESWAR: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 2008 order of the state government imposing a bar on dealing in public distribution system (PDS) items by persons having commercial interests in the
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on corruption in PDS system, 25/07/2014
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on corruption in PDS system, 25/07/2014.
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South Sudan hunger crisis 'to affect four million'
Some four million people in South Sudan are likely to face critical food shortages next month, British aid agencies have warned. But the Disasters Emergency Committee says the cost of mounting an appeal