‘Food security bill can be global example’
July 17th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The proposed National Food Security Bill has the potential to be a global example, experts from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Oxfam said ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
CII to hold FoodCon 2012 in Chennai in July
June 23rd, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will organise the FoodCon 2012: Conference on Advanced Technologies for Global Food Market here July 27, a statement from the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
UN food agencies warn high food prices to continue
October 10th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Oct 10 (IANS) Food price volatility featuring high prices is likely to continue and possibly increase, making poor farmers, consumers and countries more vulnerable to poverty and food insecurity, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Soaring food prices to precipitate global hunger, riots
January 25th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) Soaring food prices over the next few decades will push millions of people into hunger worldwide, thanks to famine, mass migrations and riots, experts warn.The report by Foresight, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘Food secure’ Pak will now have to “start from scratch”, says UN official
September 8th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 8 (ANI): Pakistan's ability to feed itself is in doubt after massive floods ravaged the "food-secure" country, and it may now have to "start from scratch", Luigi Damiani, senior emergency ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Fda To Opt For Food Safety Overhaul
June 10th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is facing many problems in handling the food supply issues. Hence, a majority of the food safety haul is suggested by a government panel.Now, the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
What parents make available for kids to eat can contribute to obesity risk
December 14th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): What parents make available for their children to eat may encourage or prevent childhood obesity, says a new study.According to the researchers from Kansas State University, comes ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Eat less to save the environment, suggest researchers
July 24th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 24 (ANI): Researchers at Cornell University in New York have suggested that the most effective way to save the environment is by eating less.
Around 19 percent of total energy ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Indian-born researcher blames US, media for global food crisis
May 11th, 2008 - 11:23 am ICT by admin
Washington, May 11 (ANI): An Indian-born University of Buffalo food security expert has blamed the United States and the media for the global food crisis by claiming that policy makers have ... Read more...
Posted in World |