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
Simply Put: Inflation? What is that?
Simply Put: Warding off evil spirits?
Simply put: How to index India’s petrol prices
Excess rainfall in Nov-Dec, early heat: Why lime production was hit in Andhra, India's largest producer
Gujarat, Maharashtra also affected, prices to come down in a fortnight, say experts
War in Ukraine derailed global economic growth, climate action: WESP report
Higher use of fossil fuels and increased prices of food, nickel major factors
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
Global Hunger Index: Why is India trailing?
India ranked 94 in global hunger index 2020 among 107 countries
Good food for the climate-risked world
Nine of India’s top cuisiniers share their recipes with ingredients from local biodiversity in upcoming book
Mustard prices continue to stay below MSP; industry body urges government intervention
Farmers fear that prices will slip further with arrival of new mustard crop by next month, as they expect record harvest
Nigeria’s COVID-19 economic plan has delivered disappointing results: Here’s why
Nigerian economy grew at 2.2% in 2019. It contracted by 1.8% in 2020. It rebounded in 2021 with a growth rate of 2.5%, but the rebound was less …
Just why are tomato prices going north? Dalwai Report offers clues
Issues like cold chain, modern pack houses and pooling points, along with transport arrangements from villages have not been given much attention,…
Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history
The drivers of average international food prices are always complicated. The prices of different commodities rise and fall based on universal …
Hidden costs of food: UN suggests price restructuring to make healthy food affordable, sustainable
The omission of external costs destroys the environment, heightens food insecurity, health risks and festers social evils
Food price inflation rate in rural India has doubled in a year
Food price rise has been fuelling overall inflation in India in recent months
Costing norms for mid-day meals, Anganwadis not revised despite food inflation
Schools, Anganwadis find it difficult to meet nutritional needs of children, mothers, as a result
Food for all to free for all: The collateral of Russia vs Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war has razed global agriculture system, once sold as the magic formula. It led to concentration of food production in a few …
Climate and food price rise: Extreme weather events triggering unprecedented food inflation
Unfavourable, unreliable weather hurt agriculture, in turn pushing food prices our of reach across the world
Record decline in wheat procurement: Will we have enough on the plate?
The heat in March-April and the export of Indian wheat means the country will be left with fewer stocks to feed itself
The ABCDs of extreme profits by agri-corporations
UN Trade and Development Report reveals volatility in food commodities prices in last few years have coincided with global food traders …
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
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
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
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
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