Farmer harmer

The scent that sells

When the government must step in

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

Don't need subsidies, give us the right price

For most Indians, Mahendra Singh Tikait is the man who brought Delhi to its knees in 1988 with a rally that brought the national capital face to …

Bring farmers to farms

US not keen to trade freely

Half of the world’s hungry people live in Asia-Pacific; Southern Asia worst affected: FAO

Higher food, feed, and fuel prices, combined with a slow recovery from COVID-19 pandemic to blame; women fared worse in food insecurity

Farmers on holiday

Andhra farmers shun growing paddy this kharif in absence of buyers, storage space

India becomes second largest producer of cotton

Give small players in food retail a new deal

UPDATE: Food crunch

IPES report highlights global hunger crisis amid high debt

World’s poorest countries saw the costs of servicing their debt increase by 35 per cent in 2022

‘Let farmers decide the price’

Mani Chinnaswamy’s contract farming model has prompted IIM graduates to study his Appachi formula. After all, it gives farmers the right to …

Seeds of Strife

The Seed Bill takes away states’ power to regulate seed prices, could lead to Centre-state confrontation

Price of food inflation

In near future the impact of high food price will show in terms of more malnourished

Ban on futures trading to go

Bail us out: consume

Got Fodder?

Manju and Mukesh Gupta have had to reduce their milk intake because the two rupee per litre milk price hike has become too much of an expense. …

Denmark scraps tax on fat

Government gives in to pressure from the food industry, consumers

Safal shows the way

Mother Dairy’s retail model helps farmers but is under pressure from chains

Spoilt for choice

Are cheap food prices reason to cheer?

Market pulse

Experts give them a miss

Land grab fallout

Scramble to buy land in foreign countries to grow more food leaves more people hungry