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Nearly a third of an average Indian citizen's consumption budget is spent on food.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government is committed towards procurement of agri crops at minimum support price (MSP) and termed it as an important part of the country's food security. He further said that efforts are being made to improve mandi infrastructure so that MSP buying continues in a scientific way.
Big-ticket investments taking off is crucial for Kerala given the years it lost to labour militancy courtesy the same political forces currently in power, explains Shyam G Menon.
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the WFP had acted "as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict". Here's what you need to know about the Rome-based organisation:
The summer and rainy weather is favourable for locusts and they move from one place to another during this time, travelling 150 km in a day.
Forget tofu or soy milk. Entrepreneurs out of South Africa have opened a pop-up restaurant dedicated to serving gourmet meals, all made from alternative, insect-based ingredients. Welcome to The Insect Experience which opened in Cape Town last month. Customers are treated to dishes like chickpea black-fly-larvae croquettes, polenta fries made from mopane worm flour and mealworm biscuits. Take a look.
Codex Commission agrees on better standards on many food items exported by India, such as nuts, spices and seafood
The map above shows the percentage of people around the world who tend to, on a regular basis, consume excessive food as compared to their personal energy requirement.
It is not just India that is witnessing a continuous increase in food prices.
The Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday the Charge d'Affaires of Pakistan High Commission was summoned and informed about the decision which was based on instances of involvement of Pakistani officials in 'acts of espionage' and 'dealings with terrorist organisations'.
Food inflation is rampant the world over. In Tunisia -- and to some extent in Egypt -- it actually led to the toppling of the government following riots over high food prices. West Asia and North Africa too have seen similar -- and huge -- protests over the hardships people are faced with due to runway inflation.
The United Nations on Friday expressed concern that food prices continue to remain high in developing countries, hurting millions of poor in both rural and urban areas.
A look at the goods, from wheat to chicken, that are driving a global crisis--and raising food prices in your neighborhood.
The highest water-use efficiency of more than $ 50 per cubic metre is in Oceania, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Israel, Denmark, Finland, and Great Britain while the lowest is in Central and South Asia, including India, at less than $ 10 per cubic metre.
In its bi-annual report 'Food Outlook', FAO noted that much of the boost in cereal production took place in developed countries, where farmers were in a better position to respond to high prices. Concepcion Calpe, one of the main authors of the report, said this year's record cereal harvest and the recent fall in food prices should not create a false sense of security.
Ducks, rice and human beings -- and not chickens are the "most significant factors" behind persistent outbreaks of bird flu, a new study has claimed. The study released by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) found ducks, rice and people not chickens to be the "most significant factors" in the spread of the bird flue in Thailand and Vietnam.
In the US, for instance, as much as 30 per cent of food, worth $48.3 billion approximately, is thrown away each year, the report prepared by the Stockholm International Water Institute, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Water Management Institute estimates. And while it elaborates on the food wastage, the report goes on to stress that wasted food implies wasted water, another major concern.
Soaring oil prices and growing environmental constraints is forcing the world to look for alternative sources of energy and switch to renewable bio-energy sources such as sugarcane and sunflower seeds, a United Nations agency says.
A map showing the percentage of undernourished people across various countries.
Forty per cent of population will have no access to drinking water by 2030 and 21 cities, including New Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, will run out of groundwater by 2020.
On the occasion of Chinese president Xi Jinping's two-day visit, Indian exporters are looking for a big boost in export of agricultural commodities, especially the ones that have been impacted by the ongoing trade war between the United States and China.
Swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are currrently active. Not only are fresh locusts swarms expected to arrive in the coming weeks, but even those already present in India have mated and are breeding new offspring.
'Obviously, MSP hike raises chances of a reduction in exports. Even without an MSP hike, India's exports of a number of agri-commodities, like sugar, were unviable in the overseas markets.'
The current situation offers an opportunity for farmers to reinvest in agriculture.
He conveyed India's position to visiting Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization Jose Graziano da Silva whom he urged to take the lead in protecting the interests of the poor and farmers at the World Trade Organisation.
Trend could continue on downward revision in winter harvests.
Higher local output estimated to depress cross-border sales
Dairy, sugar prices fall sharply, despite El Nio fears
The fall in global prices resulted in a drastic decline in the Food Price Index compiled by the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization. Based on the prices of a basket of internationally traded food commodities, the FAO Food Price Index averaged at 203.9 points in July, down 4.4 per cent (2.1 percentage point) from a revised value in June. This level was seen earlier in January, at 203.2 points.
Though hunger levels are not alarming in India, it still fares badly, lagging behind Nepal and Sri Lanka on the Global Hunger Index.
Currently a ton of cocoa costs about $1,845 (1,500) at the exchange, $25,610 (20,821) at big chocolate producers like Barry Callebaut and $32,082 (26,083) in the shop.
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