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 Policy
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Account for dietary deprivations in rural Africa: poor households, poor farms or poor food environments?
Agricultural and food policies are increasingly asked to do more to improve the dietary quality of populations in lower and middle income countries (LMICs), especially severely malnourished rural populations.
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Global food policy report 2023: rethinking food crisis responses
This decade has been marked by multiple, often overlapping, crises. The COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and the ongoing war in Ukraine have all threatened the fabric of our global food systems. But
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Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of setting up community kitchens in India, 27/03/2023
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Anun Dhawan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/03/2023.</p> <p>The matter related to setting up of community kitchens to fight
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The global food crisis: impact on the Asia Pacific region
This report presents an overview on the impact of the global food crisis on the Asia Pacific region, with a focus on the impact on food security, nutrition, and the capacity of key actors to respond. The
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2022 Global nutrition report: Stronger commitments for greater action
<p>Poor diets and malnutrition in all its forms are among the greatest global social challenges of our time.</p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/2022_Global_Nutrition_Report.pdf"
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The role of women’s nutrition literacy in food security in South Asia
Gender inequality is a major cause and effect of hunger and poverty, with women and girls comprising 60 percent of the global hungry. Women face multiple challenges (such as limited access to education
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A double burden: the effects of food price increases and currency depreciations on food import bills
This is a challenge for food security globally, but particularly for net food-importing developing countries. And unlike in previous food crises, they now face a double burden. They not only pay higher
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Sustainable food cold chains: opportunities, challenges and the way forward
<p>As food insecurity and global warming rise, governments, international development partners and industry should invest in sustainable food cold chains to decrease hunger, provide livelihoods to communities, and adapt to climate change, according to this new report by the FAO and the UNEP</p>
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Food inflation and child undernutrition in low and middle income countries
The 21st Century has been marked by increased volatility in food prices, with global price spikes in 2007-08, 2010-11, and again in 2021-22. The impact of food inflation on the risk of child undernutrition
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Staple food prices in Sub-Saharan Africa: an empirical assessment
This paper analyzes the domestic and external drivers of local staple food prices in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using data on domestic market prices of the five most consumed staple foods from 15 countries, this