Food processing sector gets a boost under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
Budget allocation has doubled from Rs 633.84 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 1,313.08 crore in 2018-19
Govt refuses to answer queries on junk food labelling rules, again
It had been asked to comment on a recent study by CSE about labelling regulations for junk food
Junk food monster: Take a look inside what you eat
From chips to fries, noodles to pizzas, CSE laboratory tested 33 products — 14 packaged foods and 19 fast foods — for salt, fat, …
Government is jeopardising health of all Indians: anti-GM coalition reacts to CSE study
According to the Coalition for a GM-free India, CSE's findings point to adoption of an anti-citizen policy by the government
Taste the genetically modified buffet
CSE tested 64 processed food products bought from retail stores in Delhi-NCR, Punjab and Gujarat and one sample of crude cottonseed oil. These …
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
World Food Day: Achieving zero hunger by 2030 difficult, not impossible
Fighting hunger is a global mission and zero hunger is also one of the main Sustainable Development Goals, achieving which requires strong …
World Food Day: FAO is as relevant today as in 1945
The UN’s food agency was born in the wake of catastrophe. Three quarters of a century later, its mission has been made more relevant to the …
Vacuum in governance on genetically modified foods in India
FSSAI has so far dragged its feet on regulating GM foods. Its recent attempt to regulate the industry may do more harm than good as the draft …
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
Eating right to save the planet
We need to re-invent sustainable agriculture so that it can meet the needs of millions, but does not cost us the Earth
UN report flags changes in food system to boost climate action
Addding diet and food loss to climate change plans can improve mitigation and adaptation contributions towards food systems by as much as 25%
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
Fast food chains progress on antibiotic policy, but action fragmented
The policies remain fragmented with focus limited to certain food animal species or markets
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
Lateral Thoughts: Clueless about food waste
We have no data on how much food we we waste and this derails waste management
World Food Day: Looking for a new avatar in COVID-19 times
What we now need is smart, systemic action to get the food to those who need it and improve it for those who have it, says FAO Director-…
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 …
Street food in Mumbai, Ahmedabad 'safe to eat'
The respective state Food and Drug Administration confers ‘Clean Street Food Hub' tag on Mumbai’s Chowpatty and Ahmedabad’s …
Yemen needs aid to tide over worst hunger crisis
Twenty of the country’s 22 governorates are in “emergency” or “crisis” food-insecurity phases and almost two-thirds …
Famine declared in South Sudan; about 4.9 million people in urgent need of food
The number of food insecure people can rise to 5.5 million in July if nothing is done to curb the severity and spread of food crisis
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
Good food: Seeds of health
Seeds hold the promise of life, and hence they are so carefully stored in seed banks across the world
Govt wants to dump excess food grain in Africa
Food Corporation of India storages are spilling from excess food stocks and the new Kharif procurement season is only a month away