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India and Qatar to cooperate on food processing and safety

India and Qatar to cooperate on food processing and safety

Indian delegation visits Doha for India-Qatar Joint Working Group Meeting An Indian delegation comprising officers from the Department of Commerce and other Ministries and organisations held a Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting with the Qatari

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Sudan faces unprecedented hunger catastrophe

Sudan faces unprecedented hunger catastrophe

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

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FAO sounds alarm over high risk of famine across Gaza Strip

FAO sounds alarm over high risk of famine across Gaza Strip

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

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Centre imposes stock limit on wheat until 31st March 2025

Centre imposes stock limit on wheat until 31st March 2025

The stock limit for traders/wholesalers is 3000 MT; the retailer is 10 MT for each of the retail outlet To manage overall food security and to prevent hoarding and unscrupulous speculation, the Government of India

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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

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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