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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Over 9 million Lake Chad residents in urgent need of food aid- UN
This is according to the UN which says that half the residents in the region are facing chronic food insecurity and malnutrition as violence continues to escalate. The fighting is blamed on Boko Haram
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Over 1 million in S/Sudan at risk of famine – UN
Over one million people in South Sudan are at risk of famine in the next three months, according to a fresh report by the UN. A World Food Program (WFP) report seen by APA on Monday said at least 5.3 million
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UN warns that 7.6 million Yemenis are "one step" from famine
The director of UN humanitarian operations warned Tuesday that 7.6 million people in conflict-torn Yemen face severe food shortages and are "one step" from famine. John Ging, who just returned from
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Denmark Considers Taxing Red Meat to Fight Climate Change
All you meat lovers, it’s time to guard your steak. No, no not literally but if the Danish Government accepts the proposal of rolling out a tax on red meat it might just be a start. The Denmark Ethics
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National Food Security Act launched in Imphal
Sangaiprou (Imphal), May 1: The much-awaited National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, was recently launched by Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh at a function in Sangaiprou, Imphal. The Chief Minister
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Audit on the Preparedness for Implementation of National Food Security Act, 2013 for the year ended March, 2015
Attaining food security is a matter of prime importance for India where more than a third of the population is estimated to be poor. Government of India has been distributing foodgrains through the Public
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Global analysis of food and nutrition security situation in food crisis hotspots
This report provides a global overview of the food insecurity situation due to different crises and natural disasters, to support the programming of the Pro-resilience Action (PRO-ACT) funding mechanism,
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Shifting diets for a sustainable food future
What we eat is rapidly changing around the globe, as people converge toward diets high in calories, protein and animal-based foods. A new WRI paper, Shifting Diets for a Sustainable Food Future, explores
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Africa Food Prize launched
WITH agriculture emerging as Africa’s best bet for increasing food security and expanding economic opportunity, officials gathered here have launched a new prestigious US$100,000 award called the Africa
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Food consumption gaps widen in South Sudan: report
In its latest report, the USAID-founded body also warned of excess mortality in a nation hit by war since December 2013, anticipating extreme lack of food in parts of Unity state. About million people