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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Up to 2.6 million people cannot afford a decent meal more than half a century after independence
A roadside food kiosk proprietor prepares chapatis for his customers' lunch at Arina estate in Kisumu on May 10,2017. Up to 2.6 million people cannot afford a decent meal (Photo: Denish Ochieng| Standard)
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Tanzania: Germany Donates 5bn/- to Boost UN Food Programme
THE German government has contributed 2 million Euros ( over 5.3 bn/-) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help maintain food stocks for almost half a million refugees and asylum seekers
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Expect more war, hunger and extremism in 2018- report
GENEVA (Reuters) - Humanitarian crises around the world will worsen next year, with no let-up in civil wars in Africa, near-famines in war-torn regions and the threat of extremist Islamist violence, a
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WFP says plan to feed 1.7m South Sudanese in 2018
The agency, in a statement issued Wednesday, said 19 trucks it had contracted and loaded with 500 tonnes of sorghum left El Obeid in Central Sudan on 22 November and arrived five days later in Aweil.
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Sowing the seeds of peace for food security: disentangling the nexus between conflict, food security and peace
It is generally assumed that there are strong links between conflict, food security and peace. However, the precise underlying causes and channels that determine these links are often not well understood.
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Effective public investments to improve food security
The world has made significant progress in reducing hunger over the past decade. But hunger remains a major challenge. This policy brief identifies the most effective and efficient ways to invest in improving
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More Than 5 Million Children Go Without Food In South Africa
More than 5 million children go hungry in South Africa according to the Annual South African Child Gauge on Tuesday, Eyewitness News (EWN) reported. The report was compiled by the University of Cape
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To address hunger effectively, first check the weather, says new study
Too little rain, or too much, is often a driver of poverty and hunger, leading to poor nutrition and food insecurity among vulnerable populations. According to a new study, rainfall patterns also provide
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Legislators and UN agencies join efforts to eliminate hunger
Regional legislators and experts from UN agencies have called for strong collaboration between governments, private sector, civil society and legislature in fighting hunger and malnutrition so as “to reduce
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State pumps Sh5 billion to improve food security
The Government will spend Sh5 billion in the next five years to improve food security and access to nutrition. The investment by the Ministry of Agriculture is informed by the disturbing figures of ten