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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WFP secures more funding to help avert famine in Horn of Africa
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that it has secured 10.7 million U.S. dollars to help roll back famine in South Sudan and to assist hungry people in Horn of Africa countries
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding awareness amongst the farmers about Minimum Support Price (MSP), Tamil Nadu, 03/05/2017
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Tamil Nadu Centre for Public Interest Litigation Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 03/05/2017 regarding awareness pertaining to Minimum Support
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Nigeria: Acute Malnutrition Not Peculiar to Northern Nigeria, Official Warns
The Ministry of Health has warned of the presence of acute malnutrition in different parts of the country. The ministry on Friday warned that malnutrition was not peculiar to Northern Nigeria, saying
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Thousands at risk of starvation in Nigeria, aid agencies warn
As food stocks dwindle, people at risk of famine in north of country climbs to 1.5m The UN’s World Food Programme blames a funding shortfall for the deepening crisis, which comes at a crucial time.
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Process monitoring of direct benefit transfer in the PDS: findings from Chandigarh, Dadra Nagar Haveli & Puducherry
As many as 65 per cent of beneficiaries across the three union territories like Chandigarh, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Puducherry now prefer direct benefit transfer (DBT) over public distribution system (PDS),
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Ethiopia drought has left 7.7 million hungry
ADDIS ABABA - The number of people in need of food aid in Ethiopia's drought-hit regions has surged to 7.7 million, some 2 million more than estimated earlier this year, state media reported on Friday.
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Famine creeps in on Africa while the world's media looks elsewhere
Major political events in the US and Europe have preoccupied western media over the past year. Chief among these has been Donald Trump’s rise to US president and his continuing efforts to establish a credible
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Uganda: Parliament Asks for State of Emergency As Famine Disaster Hits 5.5 Million Record
Parliament — Parliament yesterday adopted a motion tabled by lawmakers from famine-stricken districts to urge government to declare a state of emergency in the most affected districts over prolonged famine.
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Famine 'fuels resurgence of Somali piracy'
Drought and famine seem to be fuelling a resurgence of piracy off the coast of Somalia, the United States' top military chief in Africa has said. Half a dozen pirate attacks have been reported in the
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Malawi cracks down on food smugglers seeking more profit
Malawi has tightened its border controls to stop profiteers smuggling much-needed maize out of the country in search of higher prices. Months of drought had left more than a third of the population