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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Food regulator finds antibotic resistance in animal food
Doctors say even 3rd generation antibiotics are not working in some patients, making their treatment difficult. Hyderabad: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has stated that allergic
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Three food basket regions face malnutrition
Speaking during a workshop this week in Morogoro, Mkuranga District Council Nutrition Officer, Ms Sophia Boniface, said the 2015/16 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) showed that prevalence
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Food insecurity and rising food prices: what do we learn from experiential measures?
Throughout many countries in the world, the measurement of food security currently includes accounting for the importance of perception and anxiety about meeting basic food needs. Using panel data from
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World food assistance 2018: preventing food crises
Chronic hunger is increasing around the world and food crises are spreading and intensifying. A new report by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), World Food Assistance: Preventing Food Crises,
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Hundreds of thousands of children close to dying of hunger in Congo, UN warns
Internally displaced and severely acute malnourished children wait to receive medical attention at a hospital in Kasai-Oriental province,DRC. Internally displaced children with severe acute malnutrition
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FSSAI bats for consumers on food choice, but sugar industry sees red
According to the proposed draft of Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2018, the packaged food companies will have to declare nutritional information such as calories (energy),
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Food regulator wants packaged food labels to display if they contain GM ingredients
NEW DELHI: Seeking to introduce GMO labelling for the first time in India, the country’s food regulator has proposed all packaged food products containing genetically modified (GM) ingredients must clearly
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Third of Burkina's population are food insecure: govt
A third of the 18,6 million people of Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries of the world, will experience food insecurity this year, Agriculture Minister Niouga Ambroise Ouedraogo said on Monday.
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U.N. calls for urgent aid to Sahel as hunger crisis looms
Five million people in West Africa's Sahel region will need food aid in the coming months following a drought, but current funding will be insufficient to prevent starvation, the United Nations said on
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Govt asks FSSAI, customs to cut import clearance time of food cargoes
The commerce ministry has asked FSSAI and customs authorities to clear import consignments of food products in about 48 hours at ports with a view to promote ease of doing business at trade front. Currently,