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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1.1 million people quake-hit districts in highly food-insecure situation: report
KATHMANDU, June 4: Around 1.1 million people in quake-hit districts are in highly food-insecure situation, a government survey reveals. A household food security survey, which was conducted by the Ministry
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State Cabinet to take final call on food security Act today
Centre allocates addl foodgrain to J&K to meet shortfall Even as the Centre has decided to allot additional foodgrains to J&K to meet the shortfall, the state Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet here
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Regional overview of food insecurity in Africa
According to the first edition of the Regional Overview of Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa (2015), Angola, Djibouti, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Mali and Sao Tome & Principe met both the relevant Millennium
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Kenya: Ten Million Kenyans Facing Hunger
At least 9.9 million Kenyans are food insecure while 21.2 per cent of the population is under-nourished, a new report has said. The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015 released yesterday in Rome
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Sudan: USAID Provides Additional Emergency Food Assistance to Millions of Sudanese People
In an effort to continue essential support for millions of the world's most food insecure people, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) delivered another 47,500 metric tons of sorghum to
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UN world hunger report sees 21% drop with Africa faring well, southern Asia lagging
Improved agricultural productivity, especially by small and family farmers, leads to important gains in hunger and poverty reduction. High performers on that front in Africa met the MDG hunger target while
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Six Caribbean countries attain MDGs on hunger
Six Caribbean countries have attained the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on hunger and feature promising indicators with regards to food security and nutrition, according to a report released here
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South Sudan Faces Severe Food Shortage, Says U.N. Agency
The number of people facing food shortages is projected to hit 4.6 million by July At least 40% of South Sudan’s population will face severe food shortage over the next couple of months as the latest
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The state of food insecurity in the world 2015
The number of hungry people in the world has dropped to 795 million – 216 million fewer than in 1990-92 – or around one person out of every nine, according to the latest edition of the annual UN hunger
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French councillor wants global law against food waste
A councillor whose campaign against food waste led to a law forcing French supermarkets to donate unwanted food to charity has set his sights on getting similar legislation passed globally. Arash Derambarsh