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Food Sustainability Index (FSI)

December 7 , 2018 1986 days 752 0
  • The Food Sustainability Index (FSI) has been released recently at the BCFN Food Forum in Milan, Italy.
  • It is a report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit and Barilla Centre for Food and Nutrition.
  • Despite the increase in food production, the Food Sustainability Index ranks India 33rd among 67 countries in 2018.
  • The Food Sustainability Index is based on three broad categories:
    • Food loss & waste,
    • Sustainable agriculture and
    • Nutritional challenges.
  • It contains 38 indicators and 90 individual metrics. All parameters are scored on 100. Lower the score, less sustainable the practices are.
  • France took the top spot and other countries in the top five on food sustainability includes the Netherlands, Canada, Finland, and Japan.

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