International pact to tackle illegal fishing gathers momentum
Agreement promotes collaboration among fishermen, port authorities and coast guards to strengthen inspection at ports and on fishing vessels
The popular adivasi food and drink
Rice is fermented to make Handia. A nagging worry is the unsustainable collection of of plant ingredients that go into the making of bakhar, the …
Endurance test for microorganisms
A technology for preserving food relies on creating a hostile environment for bacteria and fungi in whose presence food goes bad
Food for thought
A happy picture painted by a recent FAO report gives way to grim realities about global food situation
In search of hunger
While the fare at the Rome Food Summit was aimed mainly to help tummy trimming of ambitious plans drawn up earlier, the general feeling of the …
Beetles for breakfast !
George Brossard is a man on a crusad. To inform the world that the insects hold the key to a global food security
FSSAI's scientific panel reconstituted
But members of the panel now designated as “independent consultants” were a part of the panel as representatives of the industry till …
Trouble ahead for Horn of Africa as white maize stocks dry up
Experts are worried that drops in surplus will leave very little for Horn of Africa’s needs
World leaders expected to endorse declaration on nutrition at Rome meet
The conference aims to address malnutrition in all its forms, especially in developing countries
COVID-19: How a Delhi group is feeding the hungry mouths
The group of eight people in North Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar started their community kitchen to feed over a hundred people every day
FAO calls for sustainable aquaculture, end to illegal fishing
Declaration at the 34th session of FAO’s Committee on Fisheries emphasised on undoing damage caused by COVID-19 pandemic
India needs to balance food production with climate goals
If India wants to increase its food production without missing its climate targets, then it will need new science and technology solutions as …
Horn of Africa likely to witness failed rainy season for sixth consecutive time: International agencies
Humanitarian crisis brewing; communities will need years to recover from this historically severe drought
Land the size of Central Asia lost since 2015 due to degradation
At this rate, restoring 1.5 billion hectares of land by 2030 will be necessary to achieve a land-degradation-neutral world
World Heart Day: Why India needs clear front-of-pack warnings on food items
Not all consumers understand what’s written on the packet because it is not written in the language they understand. Many do not read the label
Fortified rice scheme to create Rs 3,000-crore market for just five big firms
The Centre’s decision to provide only fortified food items under government schemes rekindles the debate on whether fortification helps …
South Africa to impose tax on sugary drinks from April 2018
South African parliament has passed a tax bill on carbonated drinks, which are now the third most commonly consumed beverage among very young …
Traditionally sumptuous
Multigrain food is not new. It has been part of the Indian diet since ancient times and comes in multitude of combinations
Uttarakhand denied additional food grains under food security Act
NDA-ruled Centre tells Uttarakhand to computerise Public Distribution System first; Congress-ruled state cries foul
Ferment food for the gut
Almost all communities in India have festivals that revolve around stale food high on probiotics
Smita Narula on Farmer Suicides
Did you know that every 30 minutes a farmer commits suicide in India? Listen to Smita Narula, faculty director at the Center for Human Rights and …
Parched Punjab
India's most agriculturally prosperous state, Punjab, is staring at an impending groundwater crisis. Over-extraction of groundwater and faulty …
Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine — and what that means for the global food system
Ukrainian grain is important for feeding the world and the the Black Sea is a vital route to getting it to people who need it.
Court rejects industry plea meant to stall guidelines on junk food sale in schools
Food industry had contended that no attempt should be made to create a category called junk food when the food safety law does not define it as such
Poison in disguise
Fake cinnamon floods Indian market as authorities drag feet over regulating its import and sale