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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PMO fast-tracks reforms in PDS
Even as the UPA government struggles to bridge differences between key UPA constituents on the need to usher in the Food Security Act — with cost of implementing it and revamping the Public Distribution
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State Food Ministers express reservations about food bill
Even as the Centre prepares to implement its proposed national Food Security Act, States have expressed their unhappiness about the contours of the Bill, particularly the cap on the number of beneficiaries
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Kerala opposes food security Bill
Kerala on Wednesday raised serious apprehensions on the effectiveness of the proposed national food security law as it could remove large number of poor families from the beneficiary list besides putting
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Pranab, Pawar express doubts about Food Bill
Even as the government is pushing through Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s pet project - the National Food Security Bill - two key members of the Cabinet - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Agriculture
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Food ministry snubs UID on PDS reforms
New Delhi: Nandan Nilekani’s UID or Aadhar has been snubbed again, this time by the food and public distribution ministry. The ministry has ignored the Nilekani taskforce report making UID central to information
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Food min moves SC to prod Plan Panel, 2 Cong-led govts
New Delhi: In an extraordinary effort at resolving policy disputes, the Union food ministry pleaded before the Supreme Court on Thursday to order the Planning Commission to release funds for reforms in
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Somali regions no longer famine stricken: U.N.
An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine in Somalia although conditions remain fragile and could worsen, the United Nations said on Friday. The U.N.
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Food Bill will Hurt Farm Trade
The food security Bill will benefit multinational corporations and hurt genuine traders. The charter of the proposed National Food Security Bill (NFSB) is reminiscent of the socialistic era from the 1960s
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China To Invest In Agriculture Innovation To Boost Food Security
China said on Wednesday it would boost agriculture innovation in an effort to increase food output, signaling that the world's most populous country is trying to tackle outdated farm and food infrastructure
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Reshaping agriculture for nutrition and health
The fundamental purpose of agriculture is not just to produce food and raw materials, but also to grow healthy, well-nourished people. One of the sector’s most important tasks then is to provide food of