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KFC, part of the Yum brand that also owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, is now a global brand which grew from a small chicken restaurant started by Colonel Harland Sanders more than70 years ago. As its popularity soars in India, it is evident that the urban class of the country are loving the American taste with an Oriental twist. Tala Habbal in USA and Toorssa Banerjee in India report more
New UN report projects steady decline in food prices over next decade

New York, July 2 (JEN): Real prices for global agricultural products will continue their gradual decline over the coming decade due to a combination of strong crop yields, higher productivit ...

City of Joy gets its first 'Bengal Mango Utsav'

Kolkata, June 13 (JEN): The juicy, pulpy mango this summer is a centre of gastronomic attraction in the City of Joy as a festival of the queen of fruits is underway even as the ministers fro ...

An age-old model of healthy living, Mediterranean diet is now under threat: UN

New York, Jun 12 (JEN): The Mediterranean region is undergoing a “nutrition transition” away from its traditional diet, long revered as a model for healthy living and sustainable ...

Pope Francis and UN agency discuss sustainable future of agriculture

New York, Jun 11 (JEN): Addressing over a hundred delegates attending a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conference in Rome, Pope Francis on Thursday urged Member State ...

Uganda: UN-backed investments in small farmers yield impressive outcomes

New York, Jun 10 (JEN): Smallholder farmers in Uganda have made impressive progress in grain harvest and storage, thanks to a World Food Programme (WFP) investment plan which aims at improvi ...

Joint UN report says rate of world hunger dropping amid wider eradication efforts

New York, May 28 (JEN): The number of the world's chronically undernourished has dropped below the 800 million mark as an increasing number of countries hit their Millennium Development Goal ...

UN warns of 2050 deadline for dwindling water supplies

New York, Apr 15 (JEN): Although the world’s water supplies are expected to remain sufficient for a global population of nine billion in 2050, continuing overconsumption and the impac ...

FAO launches project to boost agricultural production in northern Mali

New York, Apr 2 (JEN): A new project aimed at restoring the livelihoods of some 33,000 households affected by armed conflict and climate change in northern Mali has been launched Wednesday b ...

FAO boosts food security efforts in countries affected by Syria crisis

New York, Mar 18 (JEN: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced a scale-up in its support to Jordan and other countries in the Middle East affected by the hum ...