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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Parts of South Sudan experiencing famine- government official
JUBA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Parts of war-ravaged South Sudan have been hit by famine, a government official said on Monday, saying nearly half the country's population would lack reliable access to affordable
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Famine threat looms as children starve in Boko Haram-hit northeast Nigeria
Slumped in his mother's lap in a health clinic in northeast Nigeria, three-year-old Hassan was too drained to cry or protest as the nurse wrapped a tape measure tightly around his arm. After weeks of
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Four famines mean 20 million may starve in the next six months
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 20 million people - greater than the population of Romania or Florida - risk dying from starvation within six months in four separate famines, U.N. World Food Programme chief
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Number of starving Kenyans rises to 3m, state seeks Sh11bn
The number of Kenyans facing starvation has risen from 2.7 million to three million. Agriculture PS Richard Lesiyampe yesterday said the government has done its best, but Sh11 billion is still needed
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Uganda: 11 Million Children Lack Food, Accommodation
Kampala — A Total of 11,798,600 million Ugandan children are at the verge of dying hunger and pneumonia due to lack of food and accommodation, advocates for inclusive social protection have warned.
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National strategic review of food security and nutrition: towards zero hunger
A National Strategic Review of Food Security and Nutrition, leading to “Zero Hunger”, was launched in September 2016 to accelerate the pace towards attaining SDG2 by 2030 in Sri Lanka. The Strategic Review
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In Somalia, famine is looming and families with no food or water are leaving their land
In Somalia, the farm animals are dying. The water holes have dried up. The crops have failed. With no food, water or money, people are trudging off their land, taking the long, dry walk to the nearest
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Perspectives Asia: politics of food
This publication seeks to illustrate some conflicting issues in the field of food and nutrition in Asia. The contributions from across the continent highlight a selection of fields, where political action
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East Africa: Seven Million Face Hunger
Farmers in Uganda have called on the government to put in place measures to help them manage the impending food shortage. Severe drought that has led to major crop failures, lack of pasture and receding
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UN: 120 000 Nigerian likely face Boko Haram-created famine
Johannesburg - A UN report says that more than 120 000 Nigerians likely will suffer "catastrophic" famine-like conditions caused by Boko Haram's Islamic uprising, among 11 million confronting severe food