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>
<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>
Procurement & distribution under new Act will not be substantially higher than ongoing PDS India made it clear at the just-concluded Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) meeting of the Committee on World Food Security in Rome that the procurement of foodgrains and distribution under the new Food Security Act will not be substantially higher than the ongoing public distribution system, indicating that it will not contribute to international price distortions.
Notification No. S.O.1519(E) dated 23rd August, 2007 is kept in abeyance for a period of six months i.e. upto 31st March, 2014 or until issue of further notification by the Ministry of Health & Family
Abandoning its earlier stance, the country’s lone Left Front government in Tripura Wednesday decided to implement the food security act in the north eastern state. The state government had earlier said it could not implement the scheme because of the inadequate quantity of grains earmarked for Tripura under the central government’s food security scheme.
<p>In this paper we study the simultaneous problems of food waste and hunger in the context of food (waste) rescue and redistribution as a means for mitigating hunger. To this end, we develop an empirical
Global Ministerial meet seeks policy convergence for better food security Union Food Minister K.V. Thomas on Monday told the FAO Committee on World Food Security that India’s new food law would ensure equitable distribution of food grains to all sections.
This 2013 edition of the Right to food and nutrition watch released on 8 Oct 2013, explores global issues surrounding the right to food and nutrition and includes a includes a detailed analysis of the recent debates on India's national food security bill.
India will present its case on its new food security legislation at the 40th ministerial conference of the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome next week. Some WTO member-countries had questioned whether India’s stockholding to support 67 per cent of its population with subsidised food grains will distort international trade and impact the world stocks of grains.
Even before it is put into execution, UPA-II’s big-ticket scheme, the Food Security Bill, seems to be facing hurdles from within. The Congress-led government in Maharashtra has told the Centre that it is already facing a severe financial crunch and is capable of footing only 10% of the Rs-600 crore annual cost that is needed for transportation, storage and distribution of grains to implement the food security programme in the state.
India will have to furnish details about its ambitious food subsidy programme and how it plans to balance it with the export of foodgrains if it wants an agreement in the Bali ministerial in December.
A comprehensive food security scheme based on the National Food Security Act, 2013, has been launched in Rajasthan, covering 4.64 crore people in the State’s population of 6.86 crore. In addition to the