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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India is 'high risk' on food security: Report
A new food security index has Lrated India "high risk" and ranks among the top 25 of 148 countries facing a food security problem.
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Kerala Govt opposes Food Security Act
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 9 The State Government is opposed to the proposed National Food Security Act in its present format since many of the provisions therein are
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GDP and Indias hungry underbelly
Sept.09 : Finally there is acknowledgement on the part of the government that the country is indeed facing a serious drought and a crisis in food availability. For months we were treated to the Met department statements predicting some shortfall in the rainfall, nowhere close to the calamitous situation that those who work on the ground could see developing.
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Pakistan at extreme food security risk
Most of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are facing extreme or high risk of food shortages, according to a Food Security Risk Index ranking of 148 nations. Pakistan, ranked 11th on the index, is at
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Organic agriculture to double in a decade
Farmers worldwide managed 32.2 million hectares of agricultural land organically in 2007, nearly 5 percent more than in the previous year and a 118-percent increase since 2000. Organic farming is now reported in 141 countries; about two thirds of this land area is in industrial countries, and nearly half of the producers are in Africa.
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Rs24bn agriculture development plan
An amount of Rs24 billion would be invested in rural Sindh on agriculture, agri-business and food supply chain.
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Crush of food inflation
A severe drought at a time when food prices are already high and rising can spell mass misery. (Editorial)
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We can tackle drought, says Manmohan Singh
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the effects of the global meltdown had begun to wear out and asserted that UPA II was in a commanding position to tackle drought.
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Govt puts right to food on hold in drought year
Jayati Ghosh Sept.02 : The poor monsoons and prevailing drought conditions in large parts of the country have once again turned the attention of policymakers to the problems of agriculture and food security. But they have also created tendencies to postpone some important decisions and commitments which are now more necessary than ever.
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Tackling the ongoing food crisis
The G-8 is investing in it, UN agencies are holding international symposia on it and civil society is struggling with it. Food insecurity is on everyone