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Linkedin In 1989, 33 years ago when the world population reached five billion, the Governing Council of UNDP decided to mark the day, July 11 as the world population day.  Since then the population has expanded to close to 8 billion, evoking concerns from several quarters about the ability of the plant to sustain the […]

Linkedin The impact on food supply over the last few months resulting from several macroeconomic shocks have highlighted the precarious state of food security at the national and global levels. This can be demonstrated by changes in world trading patterns across commodities. However, it is not only macroeconomic shocks that must be taken into account

Linkedin Studies have suggested that environmental, social, and governance factors impact business performance, and there is a growing interest of stakeholders to integrate ESG factors into business[1]. Businesses need to focus not only on mitigating risk but also on contributing towards the global environmental goals, act socially responsible and become more inclusive and diverse. The

Linkedin The Indian middle-class consumers are spoiled for choice today and have convenience served at a snap of their fingers! Near instant deliveries at your doorstep, mouth-watering discounts on groceries, cab service at your doorstep, professional services at your home, multiple orders at no cost and what not. A few clicks on the phone and

Nutrition and eradicating hunger are central to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 development agenda. SDG 2 specifically focuses on this with the aim to eradicate hunger and ensure that people have better access to nutritious and sufficient food. Better nutrition has been linked with  improving maternal health, building stronger and resilient immune systems, supporting

Nutrition and eradicating hunger are central to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 development agenda. SDG 2 specifically focuses on this with the aim to eradicate hunger and ensure that people have better access to nutritious and sufficient food. Better nutrition has been linked with  improving maternal health, building stronger and resilient immune systems, supporting

Tania Kahlon Marketing and Communications Officer, CRB Oil palm is an extremely efficient crop, producing more oil per land area than any other equivalent vegetable oil crop. It is also resistant to oxidation, thereby allowing products that contain it to have a longer shelf life. This makes it a vital ingredient for a host of

Tania Kahlon Marketing and Communications Officer, CRB The list of daily consumables for many of us includes items like biscuits, chips, chocolates, soap, toothpaste, shampoo, etc. All of these items use one common ingredient—palm oil or its derivatives or its fractions. Palm oil is well established as an essential and ubiquitous ingredient in many FMCG

Manufacturing as a service (MaaS) is an old wine in a new bottle. It is an industrial paradigm where manufacturing activities areoutsourced by clients (usually equipment or product brands, or manufacturers looking for parts) to “service providers” according to available slots and machinery, all connected on a digital interface. This not only saves time and

The Circular Economy (CE) approach is one that is being adopted across the world due to many advantages associated with it. However, for the sake of this article, which considers the agricultural value chain; one of the major motivations behind adopting a CE approach is resource efficiency. For example, the Union Government is exploring how