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 Policy
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PM's food scheme launched
The Prime Minister's food scheme for the poorest of the poor, "Antyodaya Anna Yogna", was launched in Rajasthan today. The Union Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies, Mr. Sriram Chouhan,
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Hunger Project focus on women empowerment
A spawn (mushroom seed) production laboratory and a mushroom and vermi-compost unit are being set up at Echerla in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh jointly by the Hunger Project and the District
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Govt frames fresh norms for FFW programme
To rid the Food For Work programme (FFW) of irregularities, the Andhra Pradesh State Government is drawing up fresh guidelines withdrawing the discretionary powers of ministers and MLAs and
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Success and failure
A nation-wide survey conducted by the Public Affairs Centre of Bangalore has thrown up some interesting results. Barring Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, Karnataka has done better than the rest of the country
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- Food aid improves rural poor's life
'Food Aid Reduces Poverty' published in Dhaka provided an insight into the specific value of food assistance as a tool to promote people oriented development for improving household food security in
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Donors concerned about food aid cost efficiency
Direct food aid once reaches a rural Bangladesh household is most likely to be taken care of by a female, whereas additional cash will be certainly managed by a male. Food aid thus has the
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Rs 20 cr action plan for RR district
Minister for home T Devender Goud on Thursday said that the government has proposed to implement an action plan with Rs crore under the food-for-work programme in Ranga Reddy district due to
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Italy forces UN to move food summit
Italy has bulldozed the United Nations into agreeing to switch a world food summit from Rome to another location, probably elsewhere in Italy, which can be defended from anti-globalisation protests.
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Cabinet approves Rs 10000 cr scheme for food security.
Following the Prime minister's August 15 announcement, the Union cabinet approved a Rs 10000 crore programme to provide employment opportunities and food security in rural areas. Essentially a
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Cut in U.N. food aid ' will affect children'
The United Nations will cut food distribution to more than one million children and elderly people in North Korea because of a cutback in international aid. Undersecretary General for Humanitarian