Burdened with bumper crop

Faulty procurement, rising farm inputs force West Bengal farmers to commit suicide

Parliament ratifies sugarcane bill

Mill owners to challenge bill

Fuel, power costs in India rose five times faster than overall consumer prices from January 2021-August 2022: RBI

Urban households in Delhi spent at least Rs 4,100 more in 2022 compared to 2021 on fuel and electricity

Grim reality of India's poverty dip

News 360

Drought in Kenya puts livestock at risk; crop failure triggers fear of starvation

Kenya is prone to drought because only 20 per cent of the country receives adequate and regular rainfall

Coconut capital

Toddy tappers in Kerala fought off social stigma and repression only to fight new demons like the government's excise policy

No food

Parliament panel says no to FDI in retail

Canada’s new food guide promotes plant-based proteins, instead of meat

The latest food guide came after cardiovascular disease became the second cause of death for Canadians

WHO OWNS OUR VEGGIES?

The patenting of a broccoli developed through conventional breeding in Europe is a disturbing trend since it violates the law on plant life

Tall claim, short supply

Chhattisgarh ration shops have no ration

A question of political will

Two innovative states prove PDS can be made efficient

What’s driving food prices in new normal climate?

Monsoon as a unitary weather phenomenon is no more a valid indicator for food prices as its progress and distribution have changed completely

Cupfuls of misery

Nothing more than a vote-catcher, Andhra Pradesh's cheap rice scheme has resulted in an ecological disaster in its drought-prone areas

Farmers feel left out

The budget is more concerned about the consumer than the grower

Stale food from Rome

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

Piecemeal proposals

The recommended grain policy may help tackle the problem of plenty, but food insecurity will remain (Read full article)

Grain glut

India faces a surplus of foodgrains. Is exporting a good option?

A Query For Kaushik Basu

Two leaves and a bud

Politics behind Maharashtra's milk strike

Who will grow food?

Trouble in store