New FSSAI initiative aims to develop detection methods and assess the prevalence of microplastics in Indian food The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched an innovative project to tackle the growing concern
SOFI 2024 report highlights a cost-hunger trap plaguing some regions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic More than a third of the world’s population could not afford a healthy diet in 2022 and some
1 in 11 people worldwide faced hunger in 2023, 1 in 5 in Africa Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa,
Fish biomass faces steep falls by the end of the century under a high-emissions scenario New projections highlight potential climate risks to exploitable fish biomass for nearly all regions of the world's ocean, including top
Global cereal output forecast to reach an all-time high in 2024 The benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar and dairy products offset
The 86th session's agenda covers several critical issues such as Enhancing Food Safety Standards In a significant step towards strengthening global food safety standards, G Kamala Vardhana Rao, CEO of the Food Safety and Standards
New data reveals that over 750,000 people are experiencing catastrophic levels of food insecurity with 25.6 million people in crisis levels of hunger Alarming new food security projections for Sudan published show that Sudan is facing
New analysis reveals that almost the entire population is facing high levels of acute food insecurity with 1 in 5 Gazans being on the verge of famine The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
The Food Outlook provides detailed market assessments for wheat, coarse grains, rice, oil crops, sugar, meat, dairy products and fisheries Supplies of most of the world’s major food commodities are expected to be adequate in
Latest hunger hotspots report urges immediate action to prevent famine and warns of La Niña-linked climate extremes Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots”, a new United Nations