Monday, December 21, 2009

India Food Banking Network, IFBN Launched

Launch of The India Food Banking Network is a behemothic footfall appear the abolishment of ache which will absolutely enhance our backbone in the action adjoin hunger. The Aidmatrix Foundation and The Global FoodBanking Network hosted the barrage of The India Food Banking Network, IFBN, Planning appointment in Delhi .

India Food Banking Network is a arrangement that will move aliment from donors to the humans who charge it the a lot of and appoint all sectors of association appear this effort. This aliment cyberbanking arrangement will augment millions of humans anniversary year,and become a car for architecture accessible acquaintance about ache and nutrition, and serve as a able articulation that drives action decisions and initiatives that appulse the aliment aegis of individuals and communities.

At the countdown abode Dr Sam Pitroda,Chairman - IFBN emphasized the charge of enactment of IFBN to annihilate ache in India. “Hunger affects generations, communities, societies and countries. When technology, productivity, acumen and busline accept been added by leaps and bounds, we can't accept to avoid the actuality that billions of our humans are dying from ache or sleeping bisected fed every night. Launch of The India Food Banking Network is a behemothic footfall appear the abolishment of ache which will absolutely enhance our backbone in the action adjoin hunger.” He stated.

IFBN is establishing a civic aliment cyberbanking arrangement focused on accession surplus and unsalable aliment from the agronomical association and from the the aliment industry like manufacturers, distributors, and retailers accouterment to both burghal and rural needs. Through this system, the India Food Banking Network initiates an basement for confined the athirst and accouterment to the comestible needs. Governor Scott McCallum, CEO Aidmatrix accent “how a technology apprenticed action like the IFBN will absolutely accommodate the systems and apparatus for an able aliment procurement, administration and distribution”

Veena S. Rao, IAS – Retired Secretary Government of India, alternating with Chris Rebstock - Vice President, The Global FoodBanking Network aggregate their angle and account on the accommodation of aliment case in India and discussed opportunities and hurdles in acclimation of aliment cyberbanking and avant-garde solutions for aliment security.

According to Chris, “Food Banks are applicable accoutrement to advance aliment security. When ache is the could cause of best deaths per year, It was all-important to authorize a technology based basement or a belvedere area the assorted alive sectors like government, NGOs and clandestine can appear and plan appear acclaim out hunger.”

Veena S. Rao accent to the admirers about bloom accompanying issues that aliment cyberbanking aswell addresses in agreement of accouterment hygienic, authentic and apple-pie ambience while autumn and confined food. “There is huge aberration amid comestible aegis and aliment security. The charge of the hour is to accommodate the appropriate comestible package. There is a achievability that abounding may not die of ache but added accompanying problems or diseases.” Said Rao.

The India Food Banking Network addresses the affair of ache accompanying problems accustomed in all age groups and will ensure the abiding acceptance of aliment aural the country. The ambition of IFBN is to actualize abiding and absolute change apropos aliment issues in communities by leveraging and adjustment assets a allotment of the accessible sector, clandestine area and the autonomous sector.

J.K Sinha, Honorable affiliate of National Disaster Management Authority accepted the action and purpose of IFBN. “Food becomes added important at times of disasters . With so abounding corporates and organizations advancing on board, the difficult assignment has become easy.” Stated Sinha.

“The abstraction of IFBN is a arch for corporates and recipients to basin and deliver aliment with technology ability of Aidmatrix. There is no agnosticism that IFBN will prove as an acutely advantageous apparatus for administration ache in the advancing times.” Said V.N. Gaur, CEO – The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, who aswell accepted the IFBN focus on aliment assurance during the salvaging, administration and administration process.

Along with these case studies by Munishwar Vasudeva, Business head- Adani Group, Leena Joseph, DGM- Naandi Foundation and Dr Murli -Programmes Officer- World Food Programme, India were presented to advertise the success and opportunities in Food Banking. Also there was case studies on the opportunities in development bazaar abode by Hemanth Kumar- Vice President, CSO Partners who presented the accessible online action on NGO marketplace.

For added data on The India Food Banking Network amuse appointment : http://indiafoodbanking.org/

To appearance the Synopsis of The India Food Banking Network Planning Forum Launch amuse appointment : http://indiafoodbanking.org/synopsis.pdf

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