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WFP needs $2.6 billion to address humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
World Food Programme on Tuesday announced that it needs urgent funding of $2.6 bn to boost ops for 8.7 million starving Afghans as the freezing winter worsens the situation.
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Push for food security: China to allow gene-edited crops
Gene editing is a newer technology that is seen as less risky than GM because it does not involve adding any foreign genes to a plant
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WFP, Odisha to work together for resilient food security, women empowerment
UN's World Food Programme (WFP) hoisted a multi-stakeholder interactive and consultation session on food security in Odisha on digital mode
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Jitendra Singh calls for collaboration between India, UK on food security
Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi even ensured that no person goes hungry during the pandemic time
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Odisha teams up with WFP to improve food security, farmers' resilience
The United Nations World Food Programme and the Odisha government have joined hands to improve the food security of small and marginal farmers by strengthening their resilience to climate change.
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FSSAI to soon finalise the draft regulations on Ayurveda Aahar
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO Arun Singhal said the regulator is also setting standards for usage of recycled plastics in food products
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Modi govt planning surge in fertiliser plants for second green revolution
The spectacular success of attaining self-reliance in food grain production and nutrition in the country has been achieved through a combination of factors
India to pitch for permanent solution for food security in WTO meet
India believes that the draft text on agriculture is "completely imbalanced"
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India to pitch for permanent solution for food security at WTO: Official
Finding a permanent solution to the public food stockpile issue is linked to the survival of 800 million hungry people across the globe.
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Food insecurity in Somalia to worsen significantly by May 2022: UN report
"The delay of the October-December deyr (short) rains has also significantly affected supplementary food and income from livestock production," UNOCHA said in its latest humanitarian bulletin.
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World's record food bill is hitting poorer countries hardest
Higher shipping rates and prices of foodstuffs from grains to vegetables are likely to drive the cost of importing food
Can't guarantee India's concerns will be addressed, says WTO D-G
But assures the long-standing issue of farm, fisheries subsidies will be heard at ministerial
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India to face challenges in balancing food security with sustainability
The country will continue to find it challenging to balance food goals without severe damage to its environment, according to a report
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Food should be viewed as human right, not as commodity, says UN chief
Food should be viewed as a human right, not as a commodity, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
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In poorest districts of Uttar Pradesh, 200 grain banks offer food security
Started by Kanpur's Shramik Bharti, these food centres work on a community model
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Is grain fortification the only way to meet India's nutritional challenge?
Some experts say fortified grain is a wasteful expenditure with no tangible results, and advocate balanced diet instead. Others cite the success of fortification in other South Asian countries.
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BRICS for partnership in strengthening agro-biodiversity for food security
In meeting,group shared that UN has noted BRICS countries are well positioned to take a leading role in helping to achieve objectives of 2030 Sustainable Development Goals to eradicate hunger, poverty
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Right to food needs to be looked into with human rights perspective: NHRC
The NHRC hosted a meeting on the issues of food security with its member saying that the right to food, besides being a statutory right also needs to be looked into with a "human rights perspective".
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States lift 1.53 mn ton foodgrains for free distribution during July-Nov
States have lifted 15.30 lakh tonnes of foodgrains so far for free distribution under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY).
WFP partners with Rajasthan to improve Targeted Public Distribution System
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in India and the Rajasthan government have joined hands to improve the Targeted Public Distribution System (TDPS) in the state.
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