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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Indian-origin scientist bags young scientist award in US
Kirtiraj Kundlik Gaikwad, an Indian scientist with the Department of Packaging, has been awarded the prestigious IAFP Young scientist scholarship award for his research work on "development of novel oxygen
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New food norms to open up value-added market
According to the draft guidelines, 850-1,100 parts per million iron can now be added to salt to hike level of micronutrients The Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is drawing up guidelines
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City region food systems and food waste management
This publication documents thirteen case studies from city regions around the world which are developing City Region Food System (CRFS) projects, programmes, and policies, including those related to the
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Food supply fears spark China land grab
China is protecting itself against future food supply problems caused by climate change by buying or leasing large tracts of land in Africa and South America, a leading UK climate scientist says. Professor
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Australians waste $10bn of food a year and Gen Y is largely to blame, says report
Australians waste $10bn of food annually with “excitable” Generation Y consumers the worst offenders, according to a new report. The RaboDirect Financial Health Barometer 2016 Food and Farming Report
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Target, measure, act: Global scale-up needed to accelerate food waste reduction
One year on from the establishment of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), nations and businesses have been urged to target, measure and reduce food waste in line with Goal 12.3, which
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Somalia food crisis: 300,000 children need help, says UN
Flash floods have destroyed crops in Somalia leaving nearly half the population short of food Nearly five million people in Somalia are suffering from a shortage of food due to poor rainfall, floods and
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Online tool related to food, dietary habits launched
In a first, a green body today launched an online interactive tool aimed at helping users to improve their food and dietary habits by generating a personal diet report based on their consumption patterns.
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Poverty and hunger kill indigenous Guarani-Kaiowa people of Brazil
The National Food Security and Nutrition (CONSEA) submitted this week recommendations to several federal and state agencies in an attempt to urgently resolve part of the problems faced by indigenous people
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Hidden data: the new weapon that could beat hunger
LONDON – With a single smartphone app, you can now get a pretty accurate forecast of the weather anywhere in the world. That is largely thanks to a decision by science agencies, a decade ago, to put online