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
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
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
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
IPES report highlights global hunger crisis amid high debt
World’s poorest countries saw the costs of servicing their debt increase by 35 per cent in 2022
Is the world headed for another food crisis?
One tends to fear that the last century’s achievement in curbing extreme hunger will be undone in the 21st century
Sustainable cold chains can address climate, food crises: UNEP & FAO report
Governments, cold chain stakeholders should collaborate to adopt systems approach, develop national cooling action plans
Food poverty growing among older adults in India: LASI study
Nearly 6% of individuals in India aged 45 and above studied consumed smaller portions or skipped meals; 5.3% did not eat even when they were …
Lateral Thoughts: Clueless about food waste
We have no data on how much food we we waste and this derails waste management
Ultra-processed foods – like cookies, chips, frozen meals and fast food – may contribute to cognitive decline
As the world’s population ages and the number of older adults with dementia increases, this knowledge cannot come soon enough
Achyranthes Aspera / Nairusedi Keeraii: A 15-day delight
Achyranthes leaves may be small in stature, but they are packed with nutrition, are delicious and most importantly, have many medicinal properties
The world is hooked on junk food: How big companies pull it off
Over many decades our food environments have relentlessly been encouraging us to make choices that are harmful to our health, through …
People who grow their own food, eat and remain healthy; But erratic weather may change this adage
Without normal weather, self-sufficient households may have to depend more on markets, thus spending more on food than before
South Africans have starkly unequal access to a healthy diet — the solution requires tackling deep-seated historical injustice
More than 25 years into democracy, South Africa’s food system continues to reflect the highly unequal patterns of power and exploitation …
Future of food: World won’t be able to feed itself without wider systemic change, says FAO
Management of poverty and inequalities; geopolitical instability; scarcity; degradation of resources; and climate change will determine future …
Vegetarians more likely to be depressed than meat-eaters – possible reasons
The vegetarian social experience may contribute to depression; depression may cause an increased likelihood of becoming vegetarian; or both …
Byanjana Dwadashi: How a 500-year-old festival in Odisha symbolises community, food security and balanced diet
Byanjana Dwadashi is a Vaishnavite festival that commemorates an episode featuring Krishna in the Mahabharata
In Africa, 64% more people became food-insecure in last five years: Report
The global burden of food insecurity also shifted towards Africa; COVID-19 expected to make matters worse
GM food draft regulations favour interests of businesses, not citizens: GM-Free coalition writes to FSSAI
Coalition called for setting up of GM Foods and Feed Safety Appraisal Committee consisting of independent biosafety experts
40 million more people experienced food insecurity in 2021 than 2020: Report
The report demonstrates the need for a greater prioritisation of smallholder agriculture as a frontline humanitarian response, according to FAO
Test of localisation for first globalised generation
Arguably, the world’s young population has grown up in a free market world without even knowing the existence of something called ‘…