Tradition of food migration bypassed
Evolution ensured people adopted new foods through generations of experiments. but in a fast globalising age, we don’t seem to have …
UNCCD COP14: Droughts most disastrous for agriculture
They cost agriculture $29 billion in a decade, according to a white paper released at the conference
Pesticide that killed Karnataka devotees has a sordid record in India
Monocrotophos has killed farmers in Maharashtra and school children in Bihar in this decade
FSSAI clears imported pulses for consumption
The body’s move came after month-long tests on consignments entering three different ports were mostly found to be free of glyphosate
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
Growth of good food must be nurtured
The 2019 edition of First Food: Business of Taste brings you the knowledge of livelihoods that connect to First Food
How CSE tested GM ingredients in packaged foods
Rajarshi Banerjee, who heads CSE's laboratory, explains the method adopted to detect GM ingredients in packaged foods
Findings of the CSE study on GM ingredients in foods
Amit Khurana, Programme Director, Food Safety & Toxins, Centre for Science and Environment, talks about the findings of the study on GM …
Meat industry has always opposed and influenced dietary guidelines in US
Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics, speaks on sustainable diet and interference of meat and sugar industry in food policy …
Reducing food waste vital for India's food security
It is estimated that saving one-fourth of the food currently lost or wasted globally would be enough to feed 870 million hungry people in the world
FSSAI’s draft labelling regulation has major gaps, weak on regulating GM food: CSE
The criteria for exemption from labelling of food containing GM ingredients need to be much stricter
Junk food monster: It's time for a red alert
Delays and dilutions have derailed regulations of packaged and fast foods. Is it time to press the panic button?
Food traceability technology gives impetus to global agricultural trade
Concerns around safety of agricultural products, push for sustainability are driving market growth for technology
Bending backward for good food
We need to make the connection between what we eat and why we eat it. Because if we lose the knowledge and culture of our local cuisines then we …
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 …
COVID-19: New UN alliance to stave off ‘catastrophic food crisis’
Proposed by Italy and led by Food and Agriculture Organization, the alliance aims to increase resilience of agricultural food systems, ensure …
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 …
Front of Packet Labelling to be delinked from general labelling regulation: FSSAI
On December 17, CSE had released the results of its study of 33 packaged and fast foods that were found to be high in salt, sugar and fat
Why food is about biodiversity
If biodiversity disappears, food will become impersonal. It will become a sterile package designed for universal size and taste
FAO claims new platform to help fight food loss, wastage
Global body estimates that 14% of food is lost annually and leads to emission of around 1.5 gigatonnes of CO2
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
World Food Day 2019: Why we must prevent food wastage
It is a moral and technical failure in a world where hunger and malnutrition have yet to be eradicated