These 3 Cs can increase food insecurity in Africa, warn experts
There will be chronic hunger in the next 10 years if timely action is not taken, an expert said
Some 2.64 million Malawians face acute food insecurity between January and March: Report
Erratic weather patterns as well as job losses due to COVID-19 major factors behind shortages
Honey Fraud: A wrap of CSE study on adulteration
The biggest names in the Indian honey business are selling adulterated honey. Our health — as well as our beekeepers — are …
Good or bad? When it comes to food, it’s not that simple
Our ideas about the relationship of food with health and medicine are increasingly shaped by modern science.
COVID-19: How ‘Confarm’ is leading the way in Telangana
A unique initiative titled Consumer-Farmer Compact in the state is ensuring food availability and access in COVID-19 times
Increasing meat consumption has put intense pressure on land: UNCCD
If it is reduced, there would be a significant impact on human health and climate change mitigation
The world needs to feed 9 bln by 2050 and digitisation can help
Food and Agriculture Organization report favours information and communication technologies to improve farmers' access to timely data
How is the Global Hunger Index ranking calculated?
India ranks 107 out of 121 countries in GHI 2022; Centre accuses it of misinformation
For 17 years, govt investment in agriculture dips across the world
In contrast to popular belief, agriculture’s share in global economy has been increasing
Most Central Asian countries have broken food safety control systems, finds paper
Severe food safety challenges in CAREC member countries; overlaps in mandates and institutional conflicts in China
Acute malnutrition risking 30 million children’s lives: WHO
8 million children severely malnourished; UN agencies call for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable in 15 countries
Hungry nation: 70% Indians cannot afford healthy diet
Rising food prices fuelled this upward trend, with the cost of a healthy diet increasing by 3.3% in 2020
Central must connect all states to food scheme for robust PDS: Parliamentary Standing Committee
Only 15 states procure rice, 8 procure wheat as part of decentralised distribution scheme
Africa’s green revolution initiative has faltered: Why other ways must be found
There has been a 25% increase from 2019 to 2020 in the number of severely undernourished people in the world
Half of all South Africans are overweight or obese. Warning labels on unhealthy foods help change that
Globally there’s been an increase in the availability and consumption of unhealthy food
Investing in early warning, agrifood chains needed for resilient food systems: Report
Global food policy report calls for beyond short term fixes to build food systems that are more resilient
Fabulous Faba: Ancient super food set to stage a comeback
Food scientists are now trying to give this neglected ancient crop a makeover, given its high nutrition content
Creative accounting, window dressing apart Centre's COVID-19 relief package 0.5% of GDP: Jean Drèze
The Centre announced a relief package recently and a few other interim measures after the 21-day nationwide lockdown to combat COVID-19 left …
In quest of foragers: What's cookin' in Gordon Ramsay's 'Uncharted' Season 3
Gordon Ramsay goes to the ends of the earth to explore hidden food treasures, their bold flavours and the ardent keepers
Crackdown: Egg seizures at US-Mexico border go up 300%
Median cost of a dozen eggs in the US was $4.25 in January 2023 — over twice what it was a year ago
Need to make agri-food systems resilient to address food security: SOFA 2021
Food costs could increase for up to 845 million people if a disruption to critical transport links were to occur, SOFA 2021 flagged
Unbalanced diets in G20 countries make 75% of global food carbon budget: Report
Food consumption patterns aligning with current national dietary guidelines can reduce total greenhouse gas emissions for G20 countries
Increasing population, demand for food in Africa need urgent attention: Experts
Policies, mega plans by governments needed as 2023 priorities for action for food systems
Over 90 million excluded from PDS entitlement: Report
Many states still skip including vulnerable groups as automatic beneficiaries
Handbook to assess foodborne disease burden: WHO shows the way
The handbook aims to develop framework for routine updating estimates; provide baseline against which food safety interventions can be evaluated