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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Food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food systems
This policy-oriented report from the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) presents a synthesis of existing evidence about the causes of food losses and waste and suggests action
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National Food Security Scheme to be implemented in State on July 1
The Department of Food and Civil Supply is all set to implement the National Food Security Scheme (NFSS) from July 1. Around 96 per cent out of a total of 10, 83, 978 new ration cards have been distributed
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Insecticides put world food supplies at risk, say scientists
The world’s most widely used insecticides have contaminated the environment across the planet so pervasively that global food production is at risk, according to a comprehensive scientific assessment of
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Asda reveals impact of climate change on supply chain
Climate change is having a direct impact on 95% of fresh produce stocked in Asda stores, with food sourcing, processing and transportation all facing an growing threat from environmental issues. The
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Voluntary standards for sustainable food systems: challenges and opportunities
With the sustainability of food systems becoming central to achieving food security, this report of the 2013 workshop on voluntary standards for sustainable food systems addresses in particular issues
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Household consumption of various goods and services in India 2011-12
Household consumption of various goods and services in India 2011-12. The report is based on information collected during 2011-12 from 101651 households in 7469 villages and 5268 urban blocks spread over
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Corporate stranglehold of farmland a risk to world food security, study says
The world's food supplies are at risk because farmland is becoming rapidly concentrated in the hands of wealthy elites and corporations, a study has found. Small farmers, the UN says, grow 70% of the
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Global food security index 2014: an annual measure of the state of global food security
The Global Food Security Index considers the core issues of affordabilty, availability, and quality across a set of 109 countries. The index is a dynamic quantitative and qualitative benchmarking model,
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Nine dead in cholera outbreak in South Sudan capital - WHO
Cholera has broken out in the capital of South Sudan where five months of civil war has left thousands homeless and disrupted food supplies and health services, according to the World Health Organization.
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Climate Change Deemed Growing Security Threat by Military Researchers
The accelerating rate of climate change poses a severe risk to national security and acts as a catalyst for global political conflict, a report published Tuesday by a leading government-funded military