Food standards save lives, say FAO and WHO on World Food Safety Day
An estimated 600 million or almost 1 in 10 people worldwide fall ill after eating contaminated food; 420,000 die every year
Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history
The drivers of average international food prices are always complicated. The prices of different commodities rise and fall based on universal …
Food price inflation rate in rural India has doubled in a year
Food price rise has been fuelling overall inflation in India in recent months
Global food crisis: 1 in 5 people in need of urgent action
Over 72 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity because of extreme weather events
Good food for the climate-risked world
Nine of India’s top cuisiniers share their recipes with ingredients from local biodiversity in upcoming book
Simply Put: Food out of the box
UN Committee for World Food Security endorses voluntary guidelines to end hunger
The guidelines will contribute to realisation of global goals on hunger and nutrition even as more than 3 billion people do not have access …
The ABCDs of extreme profits by agri-corporations
UN Trade and Development Report reveals volatility in food commodities prices in last few years have coincided with global food traders …
Global food systems are not thinking about women. A UN report calls for action
Skewed power structures need to be altered for more inclusive decision-making processes, flagged United Nations ahead of Food Systems Summit in …
Feeding off each other
Vegetarian movements in South Asia and the West grew with mutual support and validation
Singapore approves 16 species of insects including silkworms and grasshopper for human consumption
With the new announcement, the Singapore food industry is trying to capitalise on the opportunity to launch snacks and protein bars made of insects
Ultra-processed foods: global analysis shows they aren’t well sign-posted
Powerful food companies, which are often headquartered in high-income countries, are driving the global expansion of ultra-processed foods into …
Just what is a ‘healthy diet’? A UN paper explains
New United Nations paper released ahead of Food Systems Summit makes critical points about food nutrition and safety
Declining food imports by most vulnerable countries a cause for concern: FAO
World food import bill to touch record high, but cost-of-living pressures may persist in 2023
“Rich countries need to consume and produce less animal-source foods”
World Food Prize winner Lawrence Haddad on the impact of climate change on food systems
Eating ‘exotic foods’? You’re helping in emission of 3 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases yearly
The world could reduce emissions by 0.38 gigatonnes by replacing imports and exports with locally grown food, according to a new study
Hidden costs of food: UN suggests price restructuring to make healthy food affordable, sustainable
The omission of external costs destroys the environment, heightens food insecurity, health risks and festers social evils
Quarter of a billion people are facing acute hunger: Report
Key drivers of this crisis were economic shocks, conflicts & climate extremes
Rising vegetable prices open a new chapter in the world food crisis
Supply chain disruptions, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial tightening through rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine have …
Food security policy formulation: What can India learn from other countries?
Food shortage, inflation, irrational polices: What not to do to avoid economic disasters
Simply Put: Poisoned meals
Food insecurity to worsen for millions in Sri Lanka due to poor harvest, price rise, economic crisis
Year-on-year food inflation rate was nearly 94 per cent in August 2022
Slay those symptoms: How some giloy can help amid COVID-19
Keep a stem of giloy handy while recovering from COVID-19 or any other viral fever
What’s in your food? Bournvita row rekindles front-of-package labelling discourse
Nutrition fat labelling is difficult to understand and allows companies to hide facts, says CSE expert
Budget 2023-24: Food security in just name as Centre slashes funds by 32%
Allocation of about Rs 2 lakh crore for National Food Security Act compared to Rs 2.8 lakh crore last year