Green promise: Silver cockscomb isn’t a troublesome weed for Karnataka’s Soliga tribe
For the Soligas, known for their traditional knowledge of ecology, silver cockscomb is a nutritious leafy green vegetable that grows well even on …
Just why are tomato prices going north? Dalwai Report offers clues
Issues like cold chain, modern pack houses and pooling points, along with transport arrangements from villages have not been given much attention,…
Death of the Nile? Mega dams have killed the river’s ability to flush carcinogens, slowly killing its delta
Much of the contamination by heavy metals is irreversible, but science-based conservation measures could help, study claims
Malaria-free India: A vision may be more achievable now
The US’ FDA has approved a drug that can flush out a recurring parasite that causes 34 per cent malaria cases in India
Salt to taste? Reduce your sodium intake. It may save your life, says new WHO report
Only 5% of 194 WHO member states are protected by mandatory and comprehensive sodium reduction policies; 73% lack full range of implementing such …
Chilbil: A seed sprouts wings
The seeds of the Indian elm are nutritious and have multiple uses in traditional medicine
Antimicrobial resistance increasing yet data remains sparse
Data on some animal-sourced foods, associated with a growing number of food-borne illness outbreaks, was limited
To strengthen climate action, women should be recognised as agents of change
Women should be at the heart of efforts to device and deploy lasting solutions to adapt to a changing climate
Transformation in agriculture needed to cope with climate change
A FAO report points out that a “business as usual” scenario can increase the number of poor by between 35 and 122 million by 2030 …
FAO chief wants effective implementation of treaty to combat illegal fishing
Each year, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is responsible for annual catches of up to 26 million tonnes with a value of up to $ US 23 …
Harvesting ambient energy with fish scales
Researchers say that the technology has enormous potential in electronic gadgets and health-care monitoring
In Karnataka, 258 cows may be culled to prevent spread of disease
Brucellosis, also known as ‘contagious abortion', is an infection transmitted from animals to humans
Climate change threatens food security in Latin America and the Caribbean
In Central America, the north-east part of Brazil and some areas in the Andean region, temperatures would increase and reduction in precipitation …
Here is why the world needs regenerative agriculture
Regenerative agriculture is a holistic farming system that focuses on soil health, food quality, biodiversity improvement, water quality and …
Has low paddy acreage caused Centre’s U-turn on Telangana parboiled rice procurement
Telangana government and the Centre had been at loggerheads over its procurement for almost a year; now Centre has agreed to procure 0.…
Creating foraging-friendly cities can strengthen people-biodiversity connections
Urban foraging can help solve food crisis by changing how we eat
Global non-cooperative movement
Insecurity in the supply of basic materials, from energy to food, is making countries shun global interdependence and shut doors
Food as history: Cambridge studies cast new light on early Anglo-Saxon kings’ relations with peasants by studying their diets
The studies note that social status did not lead to kings and nobles eating more meat than peasants; but once a year, both did gorge on animals …
Natural option: Organic, natural farming not only profitable & sustainable but also productive
CSE recently consolidated long-term evidence on holistic benefits of organic and natural farming; here’s what we found
The science of sugar: why we’re hardwired to love it and what eating too much does to your brain – podcast
‘We have this really deep-seated attraction to sugar that throughout evolutionary history was a really important advantage’
French Revolution, Arab Springs and food price due to climate change
Loss in food production increases prices; that, in turn, influences people’s food intake and fuels conflicts
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Why water is important in the AMR debate
Access to safe water is one of the prerequisites for maintaining sound health and environment in a community and is also a responsibility of …
A third of global cropland will be drought-hit by 2040 if emissions don’t stop: Report
The yield of staple crops could be globally hit in a business-as-usual scenario for emissions, just at the time when more food is required, …
Mustard oil blending banned: How 30 years of regulation affected health, farmer profits
The dropsy epidemic of 1999 led the Union government to allow blending of mustard oil to increase nutritional quality. But it impacted the …
WHO sets global benchmarks for salt
The WHO considered national targets from 41 countries to set salt benchmarks; No country from WHO-South East Asia region, including, India, …