Rotterdam Convention: no new agenda for pesticides at chemical review panel meet

Signals under-utilisation of the subsidiary body of Rotterdam Convention

Whaling rights

UNITED NATIONS

Migratory birds fly flu-free

Rome meet says poultry and unregulated trade cause spread of avian flu

In absence of domestic markets, organics of the poor head North

26% of local livestock breeds face the risk of extinction

African wild ass and the wild Bactrian camel most endangered

World Food Day: Plant-based diet can fix food inequality, cut premature deaths says report

Plant-based diets can cut down carbon emissions by 30%; wildlife loss by 46%

COVID-19: The world scrambles for food

The Indian government announced a Rs 1.7-lakh crore package for the poor and needy

Stale food from Rome

Experts focus on measures to keep plant pests, diseases at bay

According to FAO, there is a need to increase efforts for protecting food security

FAO report blames developing nations for deforestation

Half of the world’s hungry people live in Asia-Pacific; Southern Asia worst affected: FAO

Higher food, feed, and fuel prices, combined with a slow recovery from COVID-19 pandemic to blame; women fared worse in food insecurity

El Nino impact on food security: $160 million needed urgently to support 4.8 million people at risk, says FAO

Releases anticipatory action plan after WMO forecasts El Nino to stay till April 2024

Decade-old FAO guidelines still the way ahead for food security, says report

No consensus at forums like WTO dangerous for international food security, it adds

In short

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Africa fights hunger with football, Vietnam aims at ‘zero hunger’ by 2025

Millions of people in Asia and Africa are undernourished and malnourished

Starved of substance

No headway made at World Food Summit in accelerating efforts to eliminate hunger

Can organic farming ensure food security?

FAO, Swiss Institute team up to fight bird flu and other infectious diseases

Both organisations are developing tools to improve early detection of such pandemics

India less committed to reducing hunger than Nepal or Bangladesh: HANCI report

India ranked 19th among 45 developing countries assessed by UK-based organisation

Global forest product industries recover from recession

India emerges one of the top five forest products consuming countries

International meet on Avian flu agree on a roadmap

Food prices spur inflation

El Nino fallout: food prices to shoot northward

The weather phenomenon will bring down production, increase food prices worldwide