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>
NEW DELHI: In what could put the government on a politically difficult turf, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to answer within two weeks why cheap ration under public distribution system (PDS) to above poverty line card holders should not be abolished and the BPL category enlarged.
Describing the rotting of food stock as a
Agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan has warned that India
Chandigarh, 27 July: Antiquated food storage methods and technologies have been costing India dearly. The chairman of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), Mr Siraj Hussain, admits that food grains worth Rs 50,000 crore is wasted every year. This comes roughly to 20 per cent of the total food produced by the country.
Indu Bhan New Delhi: Expressing concern over tonnes of foodgrain rotting in the open, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to consider disbanding subsidised grains distributed to Above Poverty Line (APL) families and instead restrict the facility only to Below Poverty Line (BPL) populace.
New Delhi: Over 11,700 tonne of foodgrain worth Rs 6.86 crore were found "damaged" in government godowns, food and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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
Govt Admits To EGoM: 61,000 Tonnes Destroyed Due To Poor Storage
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.
Antiquated food storage methods and technologies have been costing India dearly. The chairman of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), Siraj Hussain, admits that food worth Rs 50,000 crore is wasted every year. This comes roughly to 20 per cent of the total food produced by the country.