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 Supply
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Protest rally planned against National Food Security Act
NEW DELHI: Rejecting the United Progressive Alliance Government
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Four ways to feed the world
By 2025 there will be 9 billion people on Earth, all needing food. A look at the best ways to stave off starvation.
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No need to import rice, says govt
In what appears to be a move to cool international prices, the government has said it would not go in for rice imports as it has enough stocks to manage despite a 15 million tonne kharif production shortfall.
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Cong, BJP promise cheap rice, wheat
THE Congress and BJP have promised to provide rice and wheat at subsidised rates for the BPL families of Jharkhand where five-phase Assembly pollsbeginfromNovember25. While the Congress has promised to bring down the price of rice and wheat to Rs 3 each per kg, the BJP has made a commitment to sell rice and wheat at Re 1 each per kg and iodised salt at 25 paise per kg.
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Punjab amends paddy policy
Chandigarh: In a move to facilitate smooth lifting of paddy from the mandis, the Punjab government has amended the provisions of paddy procurement policy to enhance the eligibility quota of the rice mills by 500 MT of paddy per mill.
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Enough food buffer, also ready to import: Pranab
S Kalyana Ramanathan / London November 10, 2009, 1:20 IST Pranab Mukherjee Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said that despite the shortfall in agriculture production, India has adequate buffer stocks of rice and wheat and the government will import what is needed to maintain demand and supply.
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One-fifth of population undernourished: Pawar
More than one-fifth of Indians are still undernourished in terms of simple energy and protein intake, despite an increase in per capita availability of food commodities, Union Minister for Agriculture Sharad Pawar said here on Friday.
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Maya govt has failed to deliver for poor, farmers
LUCKNOW: Accusing Maya government of not taking adequate steps to address the issues of farmers and poor, Union food processing minister Subodh Kant Sahay on Thursday said that funds given under the Central government schemes have not been utilised by the UP government.
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Holistic approach needed
KOCHI: Renowned agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan said here on Monday that the present draft of the Food Security Act would not provide food security. Delivering the Sarada-Krishna-Satgamaya Foundation lecture on
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Will India cope with emerging food security challenges?
Concerns over food security can be addressed by either augmenting domestic output through appropriate growth-oriented policies, or arranging for timely imports of foods in short supply and distributing them equitably.. G. Chandrashekhar