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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Eradicating hunger should be a priority
By Jose Graziano da Silva,IPS UN Food and Agricultural Organisation is calling for a new World Food Summit for 2009.
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Crores needed to keep foodgrains promise
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: The Congress
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Rice scarcity in Mizoram
AIZAWL, May 17: Food scarcity has hit Mizoram as rice, the staple food of the state, could not be transported through trains due to militancy in neighbouring Asom, official sources said here.They said that train services in Asom were disrupted following recent attacks on trains by suspected Dimasa rebels on the Lumding-Badarpur sector, causing erratic supply of rice at Mizoram
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World foodgrain production to drop in 09-10
Surinder Sud / New Delhi May 18, 2009, 1:02 IST World foodgrain production is anticipated to drop in 2009-10 largely due to reduced area sown with these crops by farmers in the developed countries in response to a sharp fall in international cereal prices. Some of the cereal acreage is likely to shift to oilseeds which offer prospects of better returns with lower production costs.
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Worst Drought In Decade Deepens Somalia Crisis - UN
Somalia's worst drought in a decade is pushing growing numbers of children into near-famine conditions and deepening the humanitarian crisis caused by political violence, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. Some 3.2 million Somalis are among an estimated 19 million people in the Horn of Africa in urgent need of life-saving food assistance, top UN aid officials said.
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Sime Darby Maps Oil Palm Genes, Looks To Boost Output
Planter Sime Darby, Malaysia's largest listed firm, has created the first genetic blueprint of oil palms, saying on Tuesday the map will lead to higher output and planting of drought resistant trees.
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Biofuels from agricultural waste possible
Scientists in California, US, are reporting the use of a new bioprocess that could help pave the way for producing biofuels from agricultural waste, easing concerns about stress on the global food supply from using corn and other food crops.
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Agri sector incurs Tk 30,000 cr post-harvest loss yearly
Agriculture sector of the country is incurring huge post harvest loss amounting to Taka 30,000 crore annually due to unplanned and haphazard collection and preservation of at least 15 food grains.
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Outbreaks and Recalls Put Worry on the Table
Every few weeks, it seems, deadly germs turn up in the food supply. Heather Why brew, a college student in Washington State, became gravely ill after eating a salad in her school cafeteria. Carl Ours, of Ohio, was temporarily paralyzed after eating chili dogs and drinking beer. Mari Tardiff, of California, spent three months on life support after she drank unpasteurized milk.
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Falling global food prices bypass the developing world
Surinder Sud / New Delhi May 11, 2009, 0:29 IST Even as the prices of food items in the international market dropped sharply from their peak in 2008 in response to higher global stocks and improved export supplies, food prices in most of the developing countries have defied this trend and remain high. This has constrained the economic access to food for the poor.