TAG: Nutrition

The EU says it wants food security. It really wants exports.

BRUSSELS — Food security: It’s the new slogan dominating European farming. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pinned it at the top of her agricultural agenda, promising European lawmakers that she would ensure it in her second term. Th...

2 months ago

Average household spending on food declined to less than half for the first time since independence: EAC-PM paper

The average household spending of Indian households on food declined to less than half in 2022-23 for the first time since Independence, a paper by the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council noted on September 5.The study, co-authored by EAC-PM member...

1 month ago

Center right gets its way as golden boy Hansen lands EU farm job

BRUSSELS — Christophe Hansen, Ursula von der Leyen’s choice for EU agriculture and food commissioner, embodies her plan to make peace with restive farmers battered by the pandemic, war in Ukraine and a changing climate.The center-right politician from Lux...

3 weeks ago