Climate change eats into output of top 10 food crops

Production decreased unequally for barley, cassava, maize, oil palm, rapeseed, rice, sorghum, soybean, sugarcane and wheat

A five-point plan to make Buhari’s council on food security a success

Previous attempts to ensure a sustainable food security project have failed in Nigeria. Will this one too?

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

The food security situation in Lesotho can be classified as precarious. The country produces only 30 per cent of maize, the main staple food, …

Is climate change making our food less nutritious?

This video explains why we should be worried about climate change vis-à-vis nutritional security. It could actually make our food …

Odisha tops first-ever NFSA state ranking index

NFSA’s implementation through TPDS has not been uniform in the country, according to Centre

Budget 2023-24: Food security in just name as Centre slashes funds by 32%

Allocation of about Rs 2 lakh crore for National Food Security Act compared to Rs 2.8 lakh crore last year

New global benchmark for famine declarations

The ‘Famine Likely’ classification will be applicable in locations with insufficient evidence, but where available information …

India can’t have a piece-meal approach of fighting only food security or climate change

Any effective solution to mitigate climate change in India must take in to account poverty, inadequate food distribution and lack of basic shelter

PM Matruvtva Vandana Yojna: Full benefit for mere 14% pregnant women

Current scheme goes against National Food Security Act, activists allege; seek Rs 6,000 minimum benefit

We lose an indigenous plant variety every 24 minutes

Lack of market pushes farmers away from local crops, say experts at Bhubaneswar food sovereignty meet

Madhya Pradesh govt in denial mode after 7-month-old dies due to malnutrition

The girl from Sheopur district was admitted in a centre for malnutrition treatment; in the past hundreds of children have died in several …

Rising vegetable prices open a new chapter in the world food crisis

Supply chain disruptions, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial tightening through rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine have …

Mission possible: Turning a waste land into a forest with a bank of traditional seeds

A father-daughter duo grow 800 varieties of traditional seeds in a 2.5-acre land in Nayagarh district of Odisha

A fiscal crisis: Why FCI needs provisioning in food subsidy budget

Mounting expenses, under-provisioning of food subsidy budget leading to a huge debt is highly worrisome 

Kenya needs to grow more food: A focus on how to irrigate its vast dry areas is key

Only 19% of the area of Kenya officially assessed for irrigation has been developed

Beans are a favourite food in Nigeria — 4 safe ways to preserve them

Beans are an excellent source of fibre and protein, as well as minerals like copper, potassium and magnesium

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 …

Africa becomes first continent to complete collection of digital land use data

There are more forests and arable lands in Africa than previously thought, new data shows

Good old sap

Gums secreted by trees are a treasure trove of nutrition and have been used by communities in making seasonal delicacies

Food production experts call for more “quality and indigeneity” in agriculture

The remarks were made at a two-day event in Delhi to discuss how food systems can best be transformed in line with the 2030 Agenda for …

Humans will eat 20% more fish by 2030

The increase in consumption along with wastage of fish, overfishing is likely to have huge impacts on global food security

Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world's poor at risk

As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise, rice plants produce fewer vitamins and other key nutrients

Why ozone levels pose a challenge to food security

When present in the lowest atmospheric layer, ozone becomes a concern for human and plant health.

Food security: Climate change is affecting the seeds that India depends on

An increase in number of days with extreme temperatures or rain has caused a decline in quality and size of seeds across India

Here is how India can eradicate malnutrition, hunger, food insecurity by 2030

Significant adjustments in the foods we produce and consume are necessary to maintain the integrity of our ecosystem and the health of communities