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Conflict was the top reason for acute hunger, affecting around 140 million people in 20 countries and territories. Famine was seen in Sudan, while other hotspots with people experiencing catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity include the Gaza Strip, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali. Hennie Stander/Unsplash

New report flags rise in food insecurity, malnutrition for sixth year

Conflict, economic shocks, extreme weather, and forced displacement drove food insecurity and malnutrition around the world in the year 2024, when more than 295...
Recycled

Recycled plastic in food packaging – is the industry ready yet?

Amid uncertainty and confusion over government regulations that set specific targets for the use of recycled plastic in various forms of packaging—including multilayered as...
India

India’s first genome-edited rice varieties launched

Union agriculture and farmers welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 5 April 2025 announced the development of two genome-edited rice varieties in India, marking...
FAO’s 'The Unjust Climate' report released last year shows poor households globally lose 5% of their income due to heat stress and 4.4% due to floods annually, compared to better-off households.

Climate change, agriculture and food security

Some good news and something to be concerned about. The alarming news first. Many may believe climate change is a hoax. But it doesn't...
coffee

Adverse climate drives coffee prices to highest level in years

Inclement weather affecting key producing countries such as Brazil and Vietnam has played a key role in driving world coffee prices to a multi-year...
industry

Big govt push to food processing and cold storage

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), launched by the Union government to put India's food processing capabilities on the fast track, will put...
WorldStar

WorldStar 2025 awards – India fourth with 19 winners

India ranks fourth in the World Packaging Organization (WPO) WorldStar Global Packaging Awards 2025, bagging 19 awards. Japan has the highest number of winners...
Union

Union budget — Food tech institute, help for farmers

In the Union budget 2025, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February 2025 announced support for food processing with the establishment of a National...
food

Showcasing India as a food powerhouse

The year 2024 surely belonged to the food industry, if one were to simply go by the mega shows and a host of numerous...
trends

Food & beverage trends for 2025

Focus on the quality of ingredients, gut health and nutrition, sustainability & climate change, the naturalness of plant-based products, technology in agriculture, geopolitics, and...
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