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>
To deter ineligible people from grabbing the benefits of the state government
THE NCP-manned food ministry is yet to work out the increase in demand for foodgrain in the public distribution system (PDS) on account of drought and deficient rainfall. Last week, officials of the food ministry made a presentation before the estimates committee of Parliament, giving details about the foodgrain situation and projections of both demand and production.
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UPA mandarins face two mega-challenges in the coming days
CUTTACK: It is a Hamelin like situation in Malgodown. Already battling a foodgrains inflow crisis, traders at the largest commodities market of Orissa, have now found themselves in the midst of a severe rodent attack. Rats swarming the godowns and storage cells are not only damaging foodgrains in large quantities but also posing serious threat to human health by their contact with the edibles.
BHUBANESWAR: Taking into account the immense export potential and employment generation capacity of the agro and food processing sector, the Orissa Government is all set to put in force a comprehensive State Food Processing Policy soon.
BHUBANESWAR: The inconsistent monsoon seems to have clouded the food security issue of the common man. The country is going to see a 10 million tonne fall in rice output this kharif season with Orissa being a significant contributor to reduced productivity.
IT is not surprising that questions of food security and the right to food have become such urgent political issues in India today. The rapid growth of aggregate income over the past two decades has not addressed the basic issue of ensuring the food security of the population.
Zoya Hasan The time has come for a comprehensive right-to-food law to tackle the deprivation and food insecurity that haunts India.
Aug. 26: The CPI(M) is gearing to launch nationwide movements jointly with other political parties against the UPA government