Horn of Africa: 20 million children at risk of disease, thirst, starvation, says UNICEF
Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in more than 40 years
Over 90 million excluded from PDS entitlement: Report
Many states still skip including vulnerable groups as automatic beneficiaries
This World Health Day (and everyday) eat right, for the planet
Our food practices put a heavy burden of carbon emissions on the Earth. A change in diet is needed, but it won’t come easy
Why did the Maya civilisation collapse? We don’t know yet, but drought was likely not the cause: Study
The Maya people could have turned to chaya and cassava to meet their carbohydrates and protein needs
Blue foods have potential to become more sustainable: Research
Most aquaculture systems have not achieved the levels of efficiency seen in terrestrial food production systems
Handbook to assess foodborne disease burden: WHO shows the way
The handbook aims to develop framework for routine updating estimates; provide baseline against which food safety interventions can be evaluated
UN projects food inflation to go up in 2024 due to El Nino, rising geopolitical tensions
May impact food insecurity, poverty; scaling up climate financing critical to help developing countries cope with climate impact
Boost indigenous millet recipes over packaged products
Preparing millets fresh should be made easy instead of promoting ultra-processed packaged foods; this may be the way to bring it into …
El Nino impact on food security: $160 million needed urgently to support 4.8 million people at risk, says FAO
Releases anticipatory action plan after WMO forecasts El Nino to stay till April 2024
Acute food insecurity: 4 African countries remain at highest concern level
Burkina Faso, Mali, South Sudan and Sudan remain at the highest level of concern, finds report by FAO, WFP
What is ‘dry ice’, at the centre of the Gurugram restaurant incident?
The solid form of carbon dioxide commonly used as a cooling agent in ice cream & frozen desserts must never be touched with ‘…
What do tribal groups like the Soligas and Yeravas eat?
Loss of habitat and knowledge could adversely impact diets of tribal communities living in Western Ghats
Soil microbiomes should be included in One Health goals: Study
Ignoring soil microbiomes and their role may lead to pandemics
Fishy business: Millions of people missing out on their fair share of aquatic foods
Nearly 800 million people across the world depend on marine and freshwater foods
Mid-day meal price hike less than Re 1 as food inflation hits record level
The annual rise of material price came after a pause of 2 years because of the pandemic
Inflation in basic commodities higher in rural areas than urban: Consumer Price Index
Among states, West Bengal had the highest inflation at 10.29%
India bans broken rice export; 20% duty on other grades
Weak monsoon has led to reduction in paddy acreage this Kharif
Silent famine: Has India weakened its own nutritional security?
A study led by Indian Council of Agricultural Research scientists has found the grains that we eat have lost food value; instead they are …
SDG Summit 2023: World needs investment of over $6 trillion to transform food systems, end hunger by 2030
Estimates for transforming food systems are among key findings of new UNCTAD analysis on cost of achieving sustainable development targets from …
Call to action: Pest control actors should join hands to curtail harmful impact of rodents on India’s food production
Ecologically based rodent management has great opportunity to be adopted in the states of Madhya Pradesh & Jharkhand
Bluewashing: Report flags how corporates have wormed their way into global food governance
Experts called the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit a watershed moment in drawing attention to corporate influence over public food governance
FAO: Closing gender gap in agri-food systems can boost global economy by $1 trillion
Tackling gender inequality can reduce world hunger and reinforce resilience to shocks like climate change and COVID-19 pandemic
Why is there a wheat crisis in Pakistan?
Experts say that the crisis has been caused by several reasons, the first being the Russia-Ukraine war
Control and delete: Lack of data updating has left millions of poor Indians hungry; here is how
The government’s reliance on decade-old data due to a delay in census has resulted in exclusion of millions from the safety net of the …
Food for all to free for all: The collateral of Russia vs Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war has razed global agriculture system, once sold as the magic formula. It led to concentration of food production in a few …