WTO talks end with no consensus on agriculture support

Negotiations on fisheries “came close” to a deal but one or two or two matters could not be reached

India needs more representative national food waste studies, says latest UN report

Food waste can be halved through concerted, collaborative effort, advises UN analysis

Understanding the recent tomato price spike: What lies ahead?

Before this, record-high prices were observed in July and August 2023

Simply Put: At our doorstep

Himachal Pradesh joins list of states banning cotton candy after samples fail food safety test

Samples test positive for harmful dye Rhodamine-B

Malawi and maize: Prices have spiked on the back of bad weather and trade bans

Sustained excess margins in Malawi indicate that regional trade is not working well

Children don’t even have energy to cry: Gaza Strip stares at famine as Israel blocks food access

Malnutrition in northern Gaza rose from 0.8% of children under 5 years before the conflict began to over 16% at present

Almost 50% of adult South Africans are overweight or obese. Poverty and poor nutrition are largely to blame

69% of obese adults from food insecure households where families had little dietary choices

Are north Indians eating wrong? New study shows imbalances & remedies

The average north Indian diet is high in salt and low in potassium, protein, increasing risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease &…

How Can Millets be a Game Changer for healthy living and fighting climate change | Future of Taste

How millets farming can be a game changer for farmers and consumers to sustain healthy living and fight climate change

Gut microbes that digest cellulose are declining, especially in industrialised nations

Industrialised nations tend to prefer processed food ingredients over a plant-based diet with increased fibre levels  

Climate-friendly beef? Argentina’s new certification could help reduce livestock emissions — if it’s done right

Certification will only work if consumers are willing to pay a higher price for carbon-neutral, or even just climate-friendly, meat and dairy products

Over 50 million people may be food insecure in eastern Africa, warns WFP

Sudan (17.7 million), Ethiopia (15.8 million people) and South Sudan (5.7 million) most concerning  

Climate change: Over a million farming households face acute food shortage in Zambia, warns Oxfam 

A severe drought, worsened by climate change & El Nino, has caused massive crop failures for half of the nation’s planted area

Scaling sustainable food production in face of climate change is the defining challenge of our times

Localised and climate-smart agriculture can help preserve agrobiodiversity and reshape the larger narrative of responsible food production  &…

Simply Put: DTE Cartoonist Sorit Gupto’s take as CSE releases ‘Future of Taste’

Future of Taste: In a climate-risked world, eating right is as much about nutrition as it is about the environment, people

Luxury emission-based model of food production should be discouraged, especially when the survival of farmers worldwide is jeopardised by climate …

FAO publishes first national report on AMR surveillance in India’s fisheries, livestock sectors

Data generated on AMR trends will be helpful to inform policy and decision making for AMR containment

Why are dates used to break the Ramadan fast?

The answer lies in geography, theology and modern science

Good food is First Food and we must nurture its economy

Diversity on your plate can protect diversity out there as well as boost livelihood

Simply Put: Food out of the box

FSSAI commits to stricter labelling norms, but without a timeline

Experts stress on proper warning, regulations on advertisements

Simply Put: Junk food

You are buying your baby a bag full of misinformation

Maharashtra bans sale and availability of junk food in schools

Junk food in schools to be replaced by traditional and healthy food in the state