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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Talking of right to food, its a setback
THE Rangarajan Committee report is another move away from the vision of a comprehensive food security act. Undernutrition levels in India are among the highest in the world, and the problem cannot be addressed by just spending another Rs 10,000 crores or so on the Public Distribution System.
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Cut spread, there isnt enough food, says Rangarajan panel
Food Security Bill: Panel Cites Distortion Of Open Market Food Prices & Subsidy Implications For Paring Targets AN EXPERT committee constituted by the government has recommended sharply diluted implementation of the food security bill proposed by the National Advisory Council (NAC), headed by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, paving way for the second serious disagreement in a month between arms of
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Agri-reform to tame food inflation
A combination of tight monetary policy, better food supply, rejigged mandis, market intelligence and demand-led growth will yield results ASHOK GULATI & KAVERY GANGULY FOOD INFLATION, WHICH HAD TOUCHED 18.3% in the week ended December 25, 2010, is playing a spoiler in the otherwise robust overall GDP growth of more than 8.5%.
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Rangarajan panel wants APL out of Food Security Bill
Says National Advisory Council numbers are flawed and not feasible C RangarajanThe Rangarajan committee, formed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to study the recommendations of the Sonia Gandhi-headed National Advisory Council (NAC) on the proposed Food Security Bill, has suggested to halve food allocation for the above poverty line (APL) category to 10 kilograms (kg) a month or exclude the categ
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Price rise: Delhi's onion domes
The price of onions has declined by 50 per cent since the Government banned all exports of the key commodity. But Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar continues to be cautious about the use of export bans as a measure to rein in commodity prices.
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Rangarajan panel differs with NAC on food entitlements for non-poor
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: The Experts Group chaired by the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Chairman, C. Rangarajan, favours mandatory entitlement of subsidised foodgrains to the
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Food subsidy bill may rise to Rs 81,000 cr
Government
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Food Safety Modernization Act, 2011
<p>The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law by President Obama on January 4th, 2011. It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of federal regulators from responding to contamination to preventing it. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FDA Food Safety Modernization Act’</p>
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Towards universal food security
<p><font face="Times New Roman">The National Advisory Council (NAC) which was entrusted with the task of formulating the first draft of the proposed National Food Security Act (NFSA) finally came out with its recommendations.
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The future of food and farming: challenges and choices for global sustainability
The global food system will experience an unprecedented combination of pressures over the next 40 years. Global population size looks likely to increase from nearly seven billion today to over nine billion by 2050. Competition for land, water and energy will intensify, while the effects of climate change will become increasingly apparent.