Food Policy

Performance audit of storage management and movement of food grains in Food Corporation of India

This report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India contains the results of performance audit of Storage Management and Movement of Food Grains in Food Corporation of India.

Publication Date: 
07/05/2013
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Food Security, Food Prices, India, Public Distribution System (PDS), Food Supply
Food Policy

Food bill norms give contractors the edge

New Delhi: The government has provided a back-door entry for contractors and the food industry to corner the lucrative ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) food supply budget through the Na

Publication Date: 
25/03/2013
Nitin SethI
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Supply, Budget, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Food Security, Parliament, Malnutrition, Supreme Court, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Gujarat, Maharashtra, High Court, Uttar Pradesh
Food Supply

Changing definitions of safe food

We need a food safety model based on societal objectives of nutrition, livelihood and safety.

Publication Date: 
25/03/2013
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Safety, Nutrition, India, Food Adulteration, CSE Study, Honey, Food Standards, Pesticides
Food Policy

Global food policy report 2012

IFPRI’s 2012 Global Food Policy Report reviews food policy developments and trends with chapter-by-chapter discussions of major food policy developments, high-quality research, and perspectives of farmers from around the world.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2013
International Food Policy Research Institute
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Security, Agriculture, India, Global, Development, Farmers, Sustainable Development, Women, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Subsidies, Food Supply, GM Crops, Economic Development
Economy

Budget 2013-2014: speech of P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance

Budget 2013-2014: speech of P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2013
Ministry of Finance
Tags:
Budget, India, Economy, Sustainable Development, Food Supply, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Education, Mid-Day Meal Programme, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Malnutrition, Maternal Health, Drinking Water, Ministry Of Rural Development, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Agriculture, Green Revolution, Farmers, Food Security, Livestock, Roads, Textile Industry, Environment, Renewable Energy, Waste To Energy, Science And Technology
Natural Disasters

Famine hit North Korea's rice basket in 2012 - report

A famine in a key North Korean grain-growing region in 2012 may have killed thousands of people at the same time as the country was staging mass celebrations to commemorate the 100th anniversary of

Publication Date: 
08/02/2013
Reuters
Tags:
Rice, Food Security, North Korea, Famine, Natural Disasters, Food Supply
Food Policy

Asia faces challenge of feeding 5b by 2030: ADB

Asia’s ability to keep food prices in check and ensure long-term regional food security will require the region’s farm to market supply chains to become more efficient and cost-effective, says a ne

Publication Date: 
02/02/2013
New Age (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Asia, Food Security, Food Policy, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Food Prices, Rice, Potato, Food Crops, Vegetables, India, Bangladesh, China, South Asia, Food Supply, Urbanisation, Poverty, Food Storage, Agriculture
Land

Land grabs and fragile food systems: the role of globalization

“Land grabs” is a term coined by the media to describe large-scale purchases or leases of agricultural or forest land on terms that do not serve those already living on the land.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2013
Sophia Murphy
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Globalisation, Food Prices, Developing Countries, Land Tenure, Finance, Food Supply, Agriculture
Food Policy

Up to half of world's food goes to waste, report says

Up to half of world's food goes to waste, report says

Publication Date: 
11/01/2013
Nina Chestney
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
United Kingdom (UK), Agriculture, Vegetables, Health, Food Policy, Africa, Asia, Food Storage, Population, Nutrition, Food Supply, Developing Countries, China, Brazil, Ethiopia
Agriculture

Our nutrient world: the challenge to produce more food and energy with less pollution

This new report by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology draws attention to the multiple benefits & threats of human nutrient use. It highlights how nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers are estimated to feed half the human population alive today, and how they will remain critical in the future.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2013
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Tags:
Agriculture, Chemical Fertilisers, Natural Fertilisers, Water Pollution, India, Global, Land Degradation, Air Pollution, Green House Gases, Ozone, Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Environment, Food Supply, Waste Recycling

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