Food and dissent

Sunita Narain's response to the comments on her previous editorial "Why I would not advocate vegetarianism"

Quick facts about the world’s livestock economy

A recent report reveals the world's dependence on livestock for food, economic security, trade, and inter-dependence with agriculture in both …

Understanding the bug

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Global food companies fail to ensure deforestation-free beef

No initiative by top global brands to check deforestation in South America, finds study

Deadly beef

All that is bad

ends up in Africa? A suspect consignment reaches the shores of Kenya riling the natives

Genetic map

To make buffaloes stronger

Killing spree

Turtle shield

Prescription for plant-based diet overlooks vitamin B12 deficiency

While an EAT-Lancet study had found that the world must shift to plant-based diets to meet the SDGs, this vitamin is only found in animal meat …

Illicit Staple

Ritual offering, survival food, index of sophistication: what's pagan about northeast India's penchant for wild meat?

The Lewa Conservation Way

In East Africa,meat and tusk are livelihood for many. In this milieu, Lewa, Kenya shows how community involvement aids conservation

Destroying pork

Fungal menace

The adverse effects of fungal toxins

Toxic fish

In Court

Taiji is short of dolphin meat

Wildlife markets in Laos host dangerous pathogens, finds study

There is a high risk of transmission of these pathogens to humans posing a potential threat to gloabl health

A cattle crisis

The food-and-mouth disease spreads panic across the world and raises several questions about livestock culling

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Pox Americana

Is the West a victim of its own past?

In Short

Biting cold for pashmina

Thousands of changra goats die of starvation as record snow buries pastures

Untamed bacteria

UK's efforts to control antibiotic-resistant bacteria fails

Face your fears

Food allergy dictates eating low doses of the very food daily