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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Standard bearers: horticultural exports and private standards in Africa
This report is an output of the project small-scale producers
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The environmental food crisis: the environment's role in averting future food crises
The current world food crisis is the result of the combined effects of competition for cropland from the growth in biofuels, low cereal stocks, high oil prices, speculation in food
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Subsidised black gram for BPL families in Haryana
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced the grant of black gram at subsidised rates to the people living below poverty line (BPL) in the state. Presiding over a meeting of the officials of Food and Supplies department at Chandigarh, Hooda said that under the scheme, one kg black gram would be given per ration card every month to the BPL families.
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Between wheat oversupply and profits
22 Jan 2009, 0320 hrs IST, Nidhi Nath Srinivas , ET Bureau
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Export cess on basmati abolished
Prabha Jagannathan NEW DELHI A MINISTERIAL panel has decided to abolish export cess on basmati rice and reduce the floor price for overseas sales of the staple amid forecasts of good harvest.
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Agro-culture gets its due
Let business lose The first International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development, released on April 15, 2008, believes there should be a shift in agriculture to a
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Stern action against ration rice smuggling
Staff Reporter DINDIGUL: Action had been initiated against lorries used for smuggling rice meant for public distribution system, said Collector R. Vasuki here on Tuesday.
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Future bioenergy and sustainable land use
In view of the major opportunities and risks associated with it, and the complexity of the subject, bioenergy policy has in a short time become a challenging political task for regulators and planners
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Indigenous knowledge on bio-resources management for livelihood of the people of Sikkim
Sikkim is not self-sufficient in food production due to limited land availability for cultivation and lower level of productivity affected by constraining mountain specificities such as inaccessibility, fragility and marginality. The people are rich in indigenous knowledge on bio-resources and supplemented their food from the wild plants and animals in the beginning.
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Food irradiation: a guide for consumers, policymakers and the media
This paper addressing food irradiation is one in a series published by the Grocery Manufacturers Association to evaluate and explore the science behind some of the most talked about food-related issues of importance to consumers and policymakers. The Grocery Manufacturers Association represents the world