Beggars on a beach of gold

It's official

India publishes its first report on impacts of climate change

Malthus revisited

Book>> The End of Food • by Paul Roberts • Bloomsbury, Rs 450

In Yemen, seven million people on the brink of famine: FAO Director-General

About 17 million people, two-thirds of the population, are severely food insecure 

One-fifth of total food produced goes to waste, finds new report

Overeating and consumer waste are among the major contributors to food loss 

Climate change may cause 160,000 deaths in India every year by 2050

Impact on food supply could be one of the most important consequences of climate change

Grain of truth

China will need to import foodgrain in the next 10 years

Should children drink beer?

A campaign against dairy products has been launched by an overzealous NGO

Pest peril

Beefing up food security

New atlas analyses current patterns and serves up lasting solutions

Food or drug?

Regulatory confusion about nutraceuticals continues

Danger further spiced

Chinese aggro

India lagging behind due to bad practices

Agro-culture gets its due

Climate change: Food production in Africa’s Sudano-Sahelian Zone under threat, finds study

The Sudano-Sahelian Zone in Africa is the most vulnerable to climate change

Hunger costs Ghana $2.6 billion per year

24 per cent of all child mortality cases in Ghana are associated with undernutrition

IPR claims by big companies; farmers' food security under threat

Patents on seeds by corporations leave farmers unable to save or share seeds

A thought for food

Experience shows that agriculture benefits far more from overall macro-economic reforms

UNITED NATIONS

Roots of paucity

US policy limits agricultural yield of poor nations

Review of the website www.freerice.com

Regional cooperation can improve food security

Locust attack: Govt caught completely unawares, minister admits

Instead of taking accountability, Rajasthan, Centre, blame each other, Pakistan

Locust attack: Swarms pose most serious threat since 1993

Area measuring 370,000 hectares in Gujarat and Rajasthan affected

A bill to secure food for the poor

A close look at the much-hyped National Food security Bill, 2013