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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Tanzania: Starvation Looms Large As WFP Runs Out of Stock
UNITED Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has raised an alarm over funding deficit to feed 320,000 refugees in Kigoma, saying it needs 23.6 million US dollars (about 52bn/-) between now and December to
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Aid organizations deplore high malnutrition rates across Kenya
The UN and international aid organizations on Monday decried the high malnutrition rates in Kenya. The organizations - Save the Children, Action Against Hunger, World Vision, Concern Worldwide and the
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'Too many soldiers to feed': North Koreans fear more sanctions as drought threatens famine
Sanctions and the worst drought for almost two decades threaten to cause severe hardship for millions of people in North Korea, while the country’s leadership continues to plough scarce resources into
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Flexibility, long-term planning reduce Somali famine threat, report says
People suffering in Somalia's latest drought have fared better when donors deftly shift funding to emergency projects that help residents save money and stockpile food, a charity said on Tuesday. Severe
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Food security and emigration: why people flee and the impact on family members left behind in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
Food Security and Emigration: Why people flee and the impact on family members left behind in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras shows the need to invest in long-term programmes to discourage people
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No transparency in PDS, says study
60 per cent of ration shops routinely remain closed during working hours. New Delhi: A study on the status of the implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in Delhi has found that the
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Britons to throw away £428m worth of barbecue food in August, study reveals
It’s symbolised by dismal burgers and carbonised sausages served on paper plates with a splatter of ketchup. Yet with the great British summer well under way, Britons are this month set to throw away a
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Africa’s humanitarian crises worsen: UN
Africa’s humanitarian crises have continued to worsen in 2017, said a report released by the United Nations on Wednesday ahead of the World Humanitarian Day. “Twenty million Africans have been displaced
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Ethiopia: People in need of food aid surges to 8.5 million
The number of people who require humanitarian assistance in the second half of 2017 has increased to 8.5 million from 5.6 million estimates in January, the National Disaster Risk Management Commission
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Oxfam: 700,000 at Risk of Starvation in Ethiopia
Food insecurity in the Somali region of Ethiopia has worsened, putting 700,000 people on the verge of starvation, according to Oxfam International. The humanitarian organization says that about 8.5