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 price escalation in South Asia: a serious and growing concern
This paper deals with the problems related to food price inflation in South Asia in a comprehensive manner.Includes an empirical analysis of the possible factors that could explain the increase in food inflation and also covers the impact of food price inflation on poverty and macroeconomic stability in South Asia .
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Food Ministry Seeks 30% Hike in PDS Sugar Price
Price unchanged since 2002; 6.52 cr poor to be affected if price increased to . 17.5 a kg. The food ministry has proposed a 30% increase in the price of sugar sold in ration shops to reduce the food subsidy
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Difficult to digest
After much debate, the Cabinet cleared the food security bill. Will it really ensure food for every Indian? The bill seeks to address widespread hunger in the country through food support programmes and
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Implementing Food Bill without adequate funds difficult: Pawar
New Delhi, 29 Jan: Concerned over poor budget allocation for the farm sector, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar today said it may be difficult to implement the proposed Food Security Bill without adequate
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Food for all: investing in food security in Asia and the Pacific - issues, innovations, and practices
Food security is a critical issue for Asia and the Pacific. The region is the world’s key supplier and largest consumer of food yet it is also home to the largest number of the world’s poor and hungry.
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Experts ‘rice’ against Rs 2-a-kg scheme
BHUBANESWAR: Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei on Monday started the pre-budget consultation process before finalising the State budget for 2012-13. Though experts are of the opinion that the State’s
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Food expenditure and intake in the NSS 66th round
It is evident that there have been some significant changes in the food consumption basket. The latest National Sample Survey data for 2009-10 (66th Round) show a further shift away from food to non-food
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A costly morality?
It is election time, perhaps even time for mid-term polls, after the assembly elections in February. Time, therefore, for a mid-term review of the UPA 2’s policies. Much has been written about the lack
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Farmer for the future
It is very sensible not to delay any more the answers to the question of strengthening the food and agricultural supply chain. If anything is holding back the sustainability of a 9 per cent growth rate
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Nutritional intake in India (July 2009 - June 2010)
This report presents the information on nutritional intake by the Indian population. Among the different nutrients only three nutrients – viz, calorie, protein and fat – are discussed in this report.