Pollinator Week: How well-pollinated crops are important for agriculture
Pollination by bees, birds, flies holds a lot of significance: They affect 35% of world’s crop production
"Subsidy culture has killed local agriculture"
Thupstan Chhewang, Chief Executive Councillor and chairperson of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) speaks to Down To Earth.
Ladakh on the move
Ladakh is the one region in India where sustainable development is the only way ahead. Dry toilets, water efficient crops, cooperative farming, a …
Indian diets are unhealthy: EAT-Lancet report
The report compared food consumption patterns in India with a reference diet from the EAT-Lancet Commission
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
COVID-19: 60% farmers suffered yield loss on their harvest, shows survey
Survey aimed to evaluate the impact of the nationwide lockdown against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on agricultural production …
Re-imagining food systems crucial for climate, economic resilience: Nutrition report
Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic pushes government to act on reforms of food systems with urgency
COVID-19: Food waste during pandemic can worsen climate emergency
The median amount of food waste per capita in large developed economies is significantly higher than in large developing economies
The inside story
Bad health is good business. The pharmaceutical industry knows that. But now bad health is turning out to be good business for the food industry …
Is the joyride over ?
There was fear in the 1960s. Would India continue to wait for food imports to feed itself? The scientific community came up with an answer that …
Lost in plantation
Millions of growers and workers are in distress in Kerala, the plantation capital of India, as domestic and international prices of cash crops …