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Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream

The hidden crisis in your food: What a study reveals about CO2 and nutrition

A less visible impact of rising carbon dioxide levels is a steady decline in the nutritional value of food crops

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Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream

South Africa’s insect labs have answers to the future of food security

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South Africa’s insect labs have answers to the future of food security

Overfishing in Mediterranean and Black seas hits decade-low but overall sustainability remains concern: Report

Fonio & Sikiya: A tale of two millets

Chips, biscuits, soft drinks: Why a landmark US lawsuit is accusing big brands of engineering addictive, unhealthy foods

Digital genetics threatens seed sovereignty and farmers’ rights, UN rapporteur cautions

Big corporations making world shift from traditional meals to ultra-processed foods, new Lancet series shows

Kenya, Switzerland and Somalia rank high in integrating food systems with climate goals

It’s all in the name

Indian farmers, experts urge government to reject expansion of Global Plant Treaty

Seed Bill 2025 ‘built for corporates, not cultivators’, farmers warn

Acute food insecurity could deepen across 16 countries and territories between November 2025 and May 2026, warns UN Report

A 1 degree C rise in temperature leads to an additional 70 million people becoming food insecure: World Food Programme

Interviews

The institution of Langar predates Sikhism. But only in Sikhism does it become a religious tenet: Yogesh Snehi

‘Almost every middle-income country is being targeted by Big Food and its scientific agents’

Why Dalits were exempt from any dietary restrictions

Try to work with informal food sector, not get rid of it: Delia Grace

Emic perspective of Indian food reveals untold stories of migrant labourers, women, cattle

“Rich countries need to consume and produce less animal-source foods”

Blogs

Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream

How unsustainable global supply chains exacerbate food insecurity

Food insecurity is on the rise: A look at the world’s ‘hunger hotspots’

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

What a landmark Uber Eats, DoorDash pay deal could mean for delivery drivers and food costs

WAAW 2025: Water treatment & biosecurity — twin pillars of profitable poultry management

The grain that refuses to die: Sorghum and the Santal women of Mayurbhanj

Starvation as a weapon of war: how Ethiopia created a famine in Tigray

Videos

The hidden crisis in your food: What a study reveals about CO2 and nutrition

US lawsuit targets Coke, Pepsi, Nestlé, Kraft, Kellogg & more

Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 3: Why more modern farmers are switching back to traditional seeds

The Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 2: The untold story of Koraput’s effort to preserve native rice and millets

The Sunita Narain Show: The growing need for sustainable food systems in a climate-risked world

The Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 1: How community seed banks in Karnataka are reviving traditional millets

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My Food Story: A Sankranti special

My Food Story: A sweet, nostalgic dish

My Food Story: A gruel made of spinach and mother’s memories

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