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Ensure food security and improve efficiency of food distribution: Pralhad Joshi

Ensure food security and improve efficiency of food distribution: Pralhad Joshi

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi conducts a surprise visit to Food Corporation of India’s head office Pralhad Joshi, the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, made

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FAO foresees stable outlook for food commodity markets in 2024/25

FAO foresees stable outlook for food commodity markets in 2024/25

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

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FAO highlights potato’s significance and potential on International Potato Day

FAO highlights potato’s significance and potential on International Potato Day

Importance as staple, genetic diversity and livelihood opportunities come under the spotlight Eaten by over one billion people, the potato is the third most available food crop globally – after rice and wheat, making it

Supplier
Tetra Pak commits to taking action for nature

Tetra Pak commits to taking action for nature

Tetra Pak’s ambitious new ‘Approach to Nature’ aims to manage the impacts of the company’s value chain on nature and to support the restoration of ecosystems Tetra Pak has announced the launch of its ‘Approach

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ADB passes half-way mark in $14 Bn food security commitment

ADB passes half-way mark in $14 Bn food security commitment

ADB is supporting efforts to safeguard food security in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the People’s Republic of China, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, and other members The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is on schedule

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UN Statistical Commission approves creation of standalone food security and nutrition domain

UN Statistical Commission approves creation of standalone food security and nutrition domain

Decision provides stronger basis for FAO, UNICEF, WHO and their members to intensify their work on producing and using harmonised data The United Nations Statistical Commission has approved the creation of a new statistical domain on

Research
Small fish a small solution to big problems

Small fish a small solution to big problems

The new FAO paper ‘Small fish for food security and nutrition’ makes a compelling case that food insecurity and poverty can also be addressed through the harvesting and production of small fish Small fish have

Allied Industry
Plasma Waters and Heartfulness Institute to enable sustainable food security

Plasma Waters and Heartfulness Institute to enable sustainable food security

The collaboration agreement states that the joint validation trials of Plasma-sized WaterTM applications for Agriculture, R&D activities, Agro-Forestry and other agriculture-related uses will be conducted at a large scale and multiple centres/nurseries of the Heartfulness Institute The Indian subsidiary of US Agri-Tech

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FAO expresses deep alarm over acute hunger in the Gaza Strip

FAO expresses deep alarm over acute hunger in the Gaza Strip

UN agency issues call for urgent action in wake of Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is deeply alarmed by the deteriorating food security situation

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FAO launches International Year of Camelids

FAO launches International Year of Camelids

To recognise and celebrate the vital contributions these animals make to livelihoods, food security and nutrition The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched the International Year of Camelids 2024 at its Rome