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  • [New] Nearly 1.46 million people (about 9% of the analyzed population) are projected to face acute food insecurity (CH Phase 3 [Crisis]) during the 2024 June to August lean season period. ReliefWeb
  • [New] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this month approved a label change that allows Wegovy to be used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in people who are overweight or have obesity and also have existing heart disease. The Washington Post
  • [New] One-third of Sudan's population - 18 million people - already face acute food insecurity, and that catastrophic hunger levels could be reached in some areas of western Darfur by May. Just Security
  • [New] The world will face dramatically intensified competition for food, energy and water, affecting trade patterns and displacing populations. LabourList
  • [New] Climate change and population growth will make life increasingly precarious for Juma, Kagembe, and other small farmers in the developing world - and for the people they feed. National Geographic
  • [New] Famine could be halted if aid organizations are allowed full access to Gaza to bring food, water and other supplies to the civilian population. CNN
  • [New] The NISSIN FOODS Group will tackle the challenge of creating a new food culture and realizing a sustainable society by carrying out research on cultured meat. Nissin Foods Group
  • [New] The food businesses must face their fears over warehouse automation and rediscover their 'appetite for risk' if they wish to keep up in one of the fastest moving sectors in the world. FoodManufacture.co.uk
  • [New] The improvements in household access to food and income will support declining acute malnutrition rates with widespread Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes likely by the end of the long rains. Fews Net
  • [New] As household access to food and income improve, households will reduce their application of more severe consumption and livelihood-based coping strategies and likely engage in coping strategies more indicative of Stressed (IPC Phase 2). Fews Net
  • [New] Increased household income and availability of household food stocks are expected to support households' access to food, but the high cost of living and need to repay past debts will likely hinder non-food purchases, maintaining Stressed (IPC Phase 2) area-level outcomes. Fews Net
  • [New] Buying loose items reduces food waste; WRAP research has shown that if all apples, bananas and potatoes were sold loose, we could save 60,000 tonnes of food waste by enabling people to buy closer to their needs. The University of Sheffield
  • [New] Some 79,000 people, half of whom returnees from Sudan, are expected to be in Catastrophic level of food insecurity (IPC Phase 5), meaning on the verge of famine. ReliefWeb
  • [New] Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for use for Wegovy injection to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke in adults with cardiovascular disease and either obesity or overweight. FDA
  • [New] The needs of agricultural producers around the world are changing, and changing the mindset of companies toward serving farmers will contribute to the faster adoption of innovative methods and technologies. People Development Magazine
  • [New] In 2024, sustainable practices and technologies that help reduce the negative impact of agriculture on the environment will remain relevant and continue to develop. People Development Magazine
  • [New] Octopus farming bans could spread across the US and encourage international governments to take similar action following the introduction of bills to outlaw the practice in the US states of Washington, California and Hawaii. .foodingredientsfirst.com/
  • Given continued funding constraints, WFP will prioritize the delivery of food assistance during the 2024 lean season to areas classified in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) or worse and areas hosting a high influx of South Sudanese returnees. Fews Net
  • The FAO aims by 2030 to halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, increasing food availability to feed the increase in human population. PubMed Central (PMC)
  • FAO's Target 12.3, as specified under the Sustainable Development Goals, aims 'by 2030 to halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses'. PubMed Central (PMC)
  • The US Food and Drug Administration has said that it will not object if the yoghurt maker Danone North America claims that regularly eating yoghurt reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes. The BMJ
  • With the expansion of food and grocery delivery and growth in e-commerce adaptation, the sales value of food and beverage retailers in the Philippines is expected to sustain growth in the following years. Statista
  • An estimated 70% of the population in Southern Africa is dependent on agriculture for subsistence, communities affected by El Nino are projected to have lower harvests and fewer livelihood opportunities. ReliefWeb

Last updated: 24 March 2024



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