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?

Whose inflation is it anyway?

Government sat on grain stocks while food prices shot up

Making markets work

Simply Put: Warding off evil spirits?

Simply put: How to index India’s petrol prices

Will insects become an integral part of our diet again?

Tribal communities in 10 Indian states consume 303 insect species

Government sets up committee to relook at pulse MSP, bonus

Decision comes after prices of pulses touched nearly Rs. 200 a kg

News Snippets

KENYA

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

South Asia

FOOD IMPORT

The next disruption

Cheaper fruits, vegetables could reduce deaths from cardiac disease, says study

A 10-per cent reduction in prices through 2030 could save nearly 64,000-69,000 lives

Adverse weather pushes up food prices

Prices of sugar, palm oil and milk have gone up sharply

Skimmed milk

Soaring food price

Showering love on farmers

A high support price for pulses

How good is it for farmers, consumers?

Food prices increase in Afghanistan amid conflict

A recent report said that 27.5 per cent of Afghanis are food insecure

Farm reform

Open markets, land on lease

Top 10 items contributing to headline Inflation during Oct 2019-Jan 2020

According to report

Not a promissory note

Demonetisation casts a long shadow over the rural economy