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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Pure, clean food for children: Min
In order to provide fresh cooked food under Midday Meal Scheme run by Rural Development Department the Women and Child Development Department will be launching Sanjha Chulha Yojana on November 1, said Minister of State for Women and Child Development Ranjana Baghel here today.
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Low production in paddy-growing states may help Punjab clear its pending stock
While other states are giving out distress signals of foodgrain scarcity, triggered by drought and flood fury, Punjab is not only looking at a good harvest but also hoping to gain from this adversity.
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Farmers' name to be registered before purchase of foodgrain
Madhya Pradesh government has announced to register the name of farmers before purchasing of food grain on support price from next year, official sources said. The decision was taken at a meeting of an advisory committee meeting in the presence of Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies Parash Chandra Jain.
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25 kg foodgrains @ Rs 3 for the poor:Pawars promise if voted to power again
Pune At a time when all opposition parties are up in arms against the government on the issue of price rise, Union Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Sharad Pawar said that the Central Government has given close to Rs 7,000 crore as food subsidy over the last year.
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Focus on food for the future
Jacques Diouf Riding on the momentum generated by the recent food crisis to focus on longer term challenges, some 300 top international experts will meet at FAO in Rome on October 12 and 13 to figure out how to make sure we have enough to eat 40 years from now.
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Environmental threat to public health, economy
Population density intensifies in every country around the world. Recent statistics shows (World total population Wikipedia) the total population in the world is around 6.78 billion people whereas in 100 years before the overall population was approximately 2.0 billion. 100 years ago most of the countries were dependent on agriculture.
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How prepared are we to face climate-induced calamities?
For more than 40 years, Earth has been sending out distress signals. We have responded through staging processions on Earth days, holding seminars, passing environmental laws and forging a few international treaties, like in the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero.
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Use of ICT for adaptation to climate change
Mango buds, honeysuckle and muster-flower are blooming earlier in the winter. Foggy days are longer than in the past and northern part of Bangladesh is no more cooler. Cyclone and flood are becoming common and frequent every year. These are indications of a warming climate.
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Guide on legislating for the right to food
In recent years, a number of countries have begun drafting specific legislation aimed at ensuring or promoting the realization of the right to food; these include Argentina,
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Guidelines: code of self regulation in food advertisement
The Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006 seeks to regulate the law relating to advertising and unfair trade practices in the food sector. Section 3(1)(b) The Act defines