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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Wastage of foodgrain a crime, says SC
Even as the Opposition rocked Parliament over price rise, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said wastage of even a single foodgrain in a poverty-ridden country is a
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Nod to 3 mt of foodgrain supply to APL families
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Food today is believed to have decided to sell additional 3 million tonnes (mt) of rice and wheat to APL families through ration shops, a move expected to provide relief from high prices. The decision taken in the EGoM meeting today will also help clear stocks from granaries, which are overflowing.
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Detracting from entitlements
Brinda Karat The struggle for an effective and equitable Food Security Bill (FSB) has received a setback with the disappointing proposals put forward by the National Advisory Council. There is a disturbing disjuncture between what is being claimed and the actual implications of the proposals. Indeed it may be said that the NAC proposals create new discriminations.
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Lessons from America & beyond
The Food Bill Is About Securing Poor Millions, Not Just Subsidy Math BY BIRAJ PATNAIK
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Along the food chain
MK VENU
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Demand-driven destiny
The Food Security Act
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Bengal ration shops threaten stir
ROHIT KHANNA Kolkata: Faced with acute shortage in supply of foodgrain in the public distribution system (PDS), all fair price shop owners in the state have decided to down their shutters from September 20 for an indefinite period. Three year ago, ration shops were gutted and many dealers had to go underground after food riots due to shortage.
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Pre-requisites for sustainable food security
The goal of food for all can be achieved only through greater and integrated attention to production, procurement, preservation and public distribution.
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Will food safety keep Pds secure
Sandip Das, SANJEEB MUKHERJEE
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PDS universalisation should be time-bound
The latest recommendation by the National Advisory Council on the National Food Security Act represents a significant shift in the debate on food security in the country.