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>
March 12: The International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) has come up with a aflatoxin detection kit which can find poisonous substances in food samples. The kit costs Rs 2,600 ($50).
Traditional approaches to supplying food are an inefficient 'band aid', says Pedro A. Sanchez. New evidence shows that helping farmers to help themselves is more effective and would be six times cheaper.
The World Bank (WB) will assist Bangladesh in building modern silos and food warehouses to increase stock and ensure food security in the country. The WB would also continue its cooperation in renovating the storehouses at upazila level. It has also expressed willingness to cooperate in social security programmes.
Yoginder K. Alagh Posted: Mar 10, 2009 at 0058 hrs IST
World Food Programme report says India tops world hunger chart
Concerned over its low share in India
The Himachal Pradesh Government has directed all fair price shops in the State under the public distribution system to issue cash memos to ration card holders drawing rations from these retail outlets, as the State Government was planning to prepare e-ration cards for different categories of consumers, Chief Minister PK Dhumal said on Thursday.
A GROUP of ministers on Thursday agreed in principle to lift the two-year old ban on exports of wheat and wheat products after general elections end in May. The decision was taken by an empowered group of ministers (EGoM) headed by external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, government officials said.
Climate change is affecting foodgrain production. The prospect of a serious shortage of foodgrains looms large over Karnataka. The Economic Survey, 2008-09, has predicted that foodgrain production in the state will fall short of the 125.25 lakh tonnes target set for 2008-09 by at least 16.48 lakh tonnes. The deficit in production of cereals alone is expected to be around 13 lakh tonnes.
AMIT GUPTA Ranchi, March 1: If the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has its way, you will soon be able to gorge on street food without fear. The civic body is making sincere efforts to get