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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UN say conflict, hunger uproot 700,000 South Sudanese in 2017
About 700,000 people were forced to flee South Sudan in 2017 as refugees to neighboring countries due to conflict, hunger and disease, the UN humanitarian agency said on Thursday. The UN Office for
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Risk of hunger and crime as UN cuts food for refugees in East Africa
With humanitarian needs soaring around the world, donors are prioritising crises in Syria, Yemen and Bangladesh, said Peter Smerdon, the World Food Programme (WFP)’s east Africa spokesman. Refugees
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WFP says urgent food distribution needed in South Sudan
South Sudan’s food security situation will worsen this year compared to the previous year unless food is procured and distributed to millions of people in urgent need in hard-to-reach areas before the
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Cost of living to soar as maize flour prices go up, report shows
The cost of living could go up if the findings of a new report are anything to by. The Famine Early Warning System Network says the price of a 90-kilogramme bag of maize is likely to increase to Sh3,900
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Kenya: Consecutive Droughts Spell Disaster and Hunger for Kenya in 2018
Two consecutive years of failed rains have left 3.4 million Kenyans in need of food aid and 480,000 children requiring treatment for acute malnutrition. It's the worst humanitarian crisis the country has
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Malawi mobilises US$12.3m for hunger fight
Government says the country through its development partners has managed to mobilise US$12.3 million to be used for fighting hunger. Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs Clement Chinthu Phiri
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One third of Christmas food was wasted, says UN agency
Close to one third of all the food Kenyans prepared for Christmas and New Year festivities may have gone to waste, according to several estimates. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation,
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More people went hungry in Africa last year. But new initiatives also bore fruit
The number of people experiencing food insecurity in Africa rose from 220 million people to 224 million people this year. The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s regional overview for the year attributes
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Over 40 million suffer hunger due to conflicts in Near East, North Africa region
More than 40 million people are suffering hunger in the Near East and North Africa Region (NENA) due to wars and conflicts, according to the latest 2017 report of the Food and Agriculture Organization
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Food shortage likely to continue in Isiolo and Tana River counties
Isiolo and Tana River counties are likely to continue experiencing acute malnutrition until May. This comes about despite the short rains recorded from October to December. In a recently released nutrition