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    2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report: Repurpose Subsidies to Reduce Rising Hunger

    The report projects that if current trends continue, nearly 670 million people or eight per cent of the world population will still be undernourished...
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    Bangladesh

    BRAC Celebrates 50 Years: A Case for Social Development Founded and Led By The Global South

    BRAC celebrates 50 years and has reached over nine million people living in extreme poverty through its Ultra-Poor Graduation program, which introduces a set...
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    Accountability

    WFP Paints a Gloomy Picture as Sri Lankans Skip Meals

    Three of every 10 Sri Lankan households are unsure where their next meal will come from, the latest Food Insecurity Assessment brought out by...
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    Food Security

    Odisha Tops, as First ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’ is Announced; UP and Andhra Pradesh Follow

    The “State ranking Index for NFSA” attempts to document the status and progress of implementation of NFSA and various reform initiatives across the country,...
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    Agri-business

    Bulky Agenda Drawn Up for One-Day Conference on Food and Nutrition Security

    The conference will cover an array of issues. It will discuss food fortification, diversification of food basket, crop diversification and reforms in PDS and...
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    Climate change

    New World Records: More Weapons than Ever. And a Hunger Crisis Like No Other

    Conflict is still the biggest driver of hunger, with 60 per cent of the world's hungry living in areas affected by war and violence....
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    Agriculture policy

    Government may withdraw PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

    The Centre has allocated Rs 2.07 lakh crore for food subsidies this year. Extending the scheme further is likely to cost the government another...
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    Accountability

    Food Giants Reap Enormous Profits During Times of Crisis

    The pandemic initially exposed cracks in our supposedly efficient industrialized food system through supply chain breakdowns, worker shortages and trade restrictions. Now, we can add high food prices and growing inequality to...
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    Dying Alone in the Shadows: Bangladesh’s Crisis of Elderly Neglect

    Nur Jahan’s children now face not only legal scrutiny but the judgment of a nation mourning a mother who deserved better in her twilight years.
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    Dying Alone in the Shadows: Bangladesh’s Crisis of Elderly Neglect

    Nur Jahan’s children now face not only legal scrutiny but the judgment of a nation mourning a mother who deserved better in her twilight years.
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