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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PDS fails in feeding India's poor
India's Targeted Public Distribution System (tpds) gives subsidised essential commodities to economically weaker households. Till 1997, the system had supplied subsidised commodities to
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Five million year old whale fossil found
Chilean scientists recently identified fossils of whales believed to have died around five million years ago. The fossils were discovered a month back by some teenagers while on a field trip near Los
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India must focus on rainfed farming
<table width="579" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" background="files/images/20070731/px.gif"> <tr><td valign="top"></td> <td colspan="2" valign="top"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">There was a time when it was said that the Indian budget was a gamble on the monsoons.
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Organic, With Pesticides
Some farmers in China are taking advantage of confusing rules to falsely label food
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Production and consumption pattern of major food items
The nature of agricultural diversification differs across regions due to wide heterogeneity in agro climatic and socio-economic conditions. Generally, the pattern of agricultural diversification shows a shift from crop production to livestock production during the 1980s to 1990s.
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FICCI study on implementation of food safety and standards act: an industry perspective
Industry anxiously awaits implementation of Food Safety and Standards Act. Various features of the Act raise the hopes of the industry that inspector-raj will come to an end leading to speedy and fair resolution of cases and disputes. All FSSA activities under progress must be shared with the industries in view of the fact that they are expected to implement the Act.
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Food safety standards and export competitiveness in the food and processed food industries in Asia-Pacific countries
Developing country producers face several constraints related to food safety standards imposed by developed countries. The purpose of this study is to identify factors affecting export flows with respect to food safety standards; and to measure the effects of food safety standards on exports. This study incorporates a food safety variable in a gravity model.
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A surveillance and monitoring system for food safety for India
The object of food safety surveillance and monitoring system is to ensure that the food supplied in the market is safe.
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Food safety in a globalizing world: opportunities and challenges for India
Rising incomes and urbanization, an expanding domestic consumer base concerned about food quality and safety, and rapidly growing agricultural exports have been important drivers for the increased attention to food safety in India.
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Structural shift in demand for food: projections for 2020
Knowledge of demand structure and consumer behaviour is essential for a wide range of development policy questions like improvement in nutritional status, food subsidy,sectoral and macroeconomic policy analysis, etc.