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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All India cold-chain infrastructure capacity assessment of status & gap
<p>The main objective of this study titled, “All India Cold-chain Infrastructure Capacity (Assessment of Status & Gap)”, is a comprehensive evaluation of the pan-India consumption of perishable
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Europe wastes tonnes of food, and UK is the worst offender, study finds
The European Union wastes about 22 million tonnes of food a year and Britain wastes the most, according to a study by European Commission-backed researchers. The study, published on Wednesday in the
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Food insecurity affects 130,000 in Mozambique
At least 137,784 people were affected by food insecurity as a result of the drought affecting the country, while 792,000 others are at risk of starvation if the drought worsens in Mozambique’s southern
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It's not easy being green, according to Britain's biggest consumer panel
Nine in 10 UK consumers care about 'being green', but the same number admit to throwing away food, according to a major new survey carried out by Asda. According to the supermarket chain's Green Britain
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Thousands in S. Sudan Face Starvation amid Nile Blockade
Thousands of civilians in South Sudan's Upper Nile state face starvation after the government blocked aid groups from using the Nile River to deliver relief food, aid agencies said Friday. The Nile is
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Is the Maggi saga stifling food companies?
Over the past several months, new product launches have slowed as companies are growing increasingly anxious about regulatory oversight The list of food companies that are cutting back supply, withdrawing
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Millions in Yemen on brink of starvation, Oxfam warns
More than 6 million people in Yemen are on the verge of starvation, Oxfam warned on Tuesday, adding that months of war and a blockade on imports were pushing an additional 25,000 people into hunger every
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Combatting hunger: 61 million Pakistanis are food insecure
The patron of Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders, Shahid Rasheed Butt, has called upon the government to improve the food security situation which is linked to stability. Pakistan must improve its deteriorating
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13 million people in Yemen struggling to find enough to eat, Oxfam says
Since March, nearly 25,000 people a day have slipped into hunger in Yemen, and every second person – or nearly 13 million people – is now struggling to find enough to eat, according to Oxfam. Conflict,
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Tom Arnold appointed to global panel tackling food security
Tom Arnold has been appointed to the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, an independent body tasked with combating problems relating to world food security. Mr Arnold is the director