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UN Report Wars Of Famine, Aggravated By Conflicts And Climate Shocks

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UN Report Wars Of Famine, Aggravated By Conflicts And Climate Shocks

Severe food crises threaten hundreds of thousands of people in vulnerable areas, including the Palestinian territories, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali, where populations face or near famine, says a report by the United Nations’ food agencies released on Thursday. Conflicts, economic instability, and climate shocks — combined with reduced funding for emergency food and…

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Halving Food Waste Can Reduce Hunger For 153 Million People Globally: Report

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Halving Food Waste Can Reduce Hunger For 153 Million People Globally: Report

UN nations have committed to cutting per capita food waste by 50 percent by 2030 (Representative) Paris: Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN’s food agency said in a joint report Tuesday.  Around a third of food produced…

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Why India’s Green Revolution isn’t a blueprint to feed a hungry planet

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Why India’s Green Revolution isn’t a blueprint to feed a hungry planet

Feeding a growing world population has been a serious concern for decades, but today there are new causes for alarm. Floods, heat waves and other weather extremes are making agriculture increasingly precarious, especially in the Global South. The war in Ukraine is also a factor. Russia is blockading Ukrainian grain exports, and fertilizer prices have surged because of trade…

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