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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Global open data call to deliver world food security
Universal access to global agriculture data will improve food security policies, say campaigners. The opening of data sources in agricultural research is needed to deliver the global goal of delivering
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Nigerian wins $100,000 'Africa Food Prize' award
Dr Kanayo Nwanze has been adjudged the winner of the inaugural ‘Africa Food Prize’ award. He was awarded for his courageous leadership in fostering solidarity with Africa’s small-scale farmer. The Nigerian
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Experts pan food wastage, say it aggravates climate change
AURANGABAD: Environmentalists termed wastage of food as a major contributor to global warming while speaking at the Kirloskar Vasundhra International Film Festival (KVIFF) on Saturday. The three-day
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Only 3% of UK adults feel ashamed at wasting food, poll finds
Only 3% of UK householders think there is a stigma attached to wasting food, while many try to save money by switching off lights or turning down the heating, instead of reducing food waste, according
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FSSAI guidelines ‘a pain point for the catering industry’
One assumes that the Maggi controversy would have led to a scramble for ‘safety’ certification from everybody associated with the food and beverage business. But for the catering business in India, it
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4.5 million people need food aid in northeastern Nigeria, UN says
The number of people in need of food assistance in northeastern Nigeria has risen to 4.5 million, nearly twice as many as in March, according to a mid-August analysis by various agencies including the
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Regulator plans new norms to make your food safer
With an aim to promote safe and nutritious food across the country , the central food regulator is set to launch a bouquet of initiatives to improve food quality in schools, eateries, religious places,
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We waste £133 of food a year: Fruit, vegetables and bread are the most commons items thrown out
The average British household wastes more than three weeks’ worth of food every year, research has revealed. Almost six per cent (£2.56) of our groceries each week are chucked away, meaning on average
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Odisha eyes Rs 3,000 cr from seafood exports in 2016-17
Bhubaneswar: The state government has targeted to export seafood worth Rs 3,000 crore during this financial year. It has adopted a comprehensive fishery policy to generate Rs 10,000 crore by 2020 from
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Urgent action needed to stop southern Africa hunger crisis extending into 2017: U.N.
Farmers in drought-hit southern Africa urgently need help to plant the next harvest, or else the food crisis gripping the region will continue into 2017, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization