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State of Food and Agriculture 2024
November 14 , 2024
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- The State of Food and Agriculture 2024 report has been released by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
- It analysed the quantified hidden costs for 153 countries, covering 99 per cent of the world’s population.
- Overall, the hidden costs of agrifood systems amounted to approximately $12 trillion annually, in 156 countries.
- Of this figure, around 70 per cent ($8.1 trillion) arose from the unhealthy dietary patterns.
- India’s total hidden costs of agrifood systems were around $1.3 trillion annually.
- It largely driven by unhealthy dietary patterns and dietary risks associated with non-communicable diseases.
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