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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South Sudan food security deteriorates further despite official end of famine
An updated Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) was released in June, highlighting that food security has deteriorated further in South Sudan. The severely food insecure population has grown
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At food trading ‘chokepoints’, climate change could disrupt supplies- report
Disruptions caused by weather, conflict or politics at one of those so-called “chokepoints” could limit food supplies and push up prices, the study by British think-tank Chatham House warned. “The risks
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World hunger on the rise again due to conflict and climate- UN
The number of hungry people in the world is rising again after years of decline, as millions suffer from the combined effects of conflict and climate change, the head of the UN food agency said on Monday.
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Kenya: Food Crisis to Worsen as Maize Crop Withers
The county is headed for a major food crisis if the dry spell, which has ravaged many parts of the North Rift persists. More than 40,000 acres of maize crop in Uasin Gishu County are drying up. This
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Baringo poor call for food help amid rising hunger — thousands helpless
Baringo residents have pleaded for relief food as the drought persists. They have requested the government to help as thousands starve. The residents yesterday said the problem might worsen if no action
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Only 3 African countries have low-level hunger: Report
Only three of Africa’s 54 countries are considered to have low levels of hunger, says a Global Hunger Index update released in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Sunday. According to the report by
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Drought and armyworm threaten Africa’s food security
The ongoing drought in the Horn and southern African countries and armyworms invasion, pose a major food security threat to the continent, official said. The African Union Commissioner of Rural Economy
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From famine to food security: lessons for building resilient food systems
Armed conflict combined with prolonged drought has put about 20 million people at risk of starvation and death in Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen, and northern Nigeria. The international development and aid
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Evaluation report on Direct Benefits Transfer in food
Government of India (GoI) began to roll-out Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) in lieu of food rations provided through the Public Distribution System (PDS) in three Union Territories (UTs), i.e. Chandigarh
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EU presents supporting project for food security
At the event, Susana Martins, the project manager for the EU in Angola, said that the initiative aims to reduce hunger, poverty in the most vulnerable people, food and nutritional insecurity as well as