Nanotechnology can make plant-based food preservatives more effective
The formulation can arrest the growth of microbes at lower concentration’ It can also restrict toxin production by preventing the microbe …
Researchers find new carbohydrate in barley
Research in Australian varsity shows the polysaccharide occurs due to biosynthesis
Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem
If farmers earned better returns, with cheaper input costs, then production could be a multiple of the current levels
World is not doing enough to end hunger by 2030: UN
Food inflation on unprecedented rise triggered by COVID-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war
Food crisis: Food-insecure population doubled in 2 years, says UN Secretary-General
Agencies call upon countries to increase food production and not to stop export as the Russia-Ukraine war rages on
One Nation One Ration Card: Good intention but implementation may be difficult
The nature, price and quantity of items supplied through the public distribution system varies from state to state
What Gandhi teaches the millennials on food and fitness
The cornerstone of Mahatma Gandhi’s attitude towards food was simplicity; food for him was energy and medicine
Food fudge: A graphical guide on attempts to dilute nutritional thresholds
A working group of FSSAI prepared thresholds for fat, sugar and salt this year. Here is what is wrong with them
UN Food Systems Summit: Sanctioning the status quo
The Summit fails to meet the basic conditions for good governance: Meaningful participation, transparency and accountability
Supreme Court notice to Centre, states on honey adulteration plea based on CSE probe
CSE probe last year, brought to you by Down To Earth, exposed how Indian honey brands have been taking consumers for a ride
17% of all food available at consumer levels was wasted in 2019, reveals Food Waste Index
Reducing food waste would also help improve food security, address climate change, save money and lower pressures on the environment
Climate resilient agriculture systems: The way ahead
Climate resilient agriculture practices can help reduce hunger and poverty in the face of climate change
Nutritional security could have made the fight against COVID-19 easier
This weak link between growth in income and nutritional outcomes requires the attention of policy makers
Jharkhand’s community kitchens: Making a mockery of food security?
The state's Dal Bhat Yojana was meant to provide some food security to those struggling to make ends meet by providing them hygienic and …
Economic Survey 2018-19: Growth slowest in five years due to low food inflation
Agriculture sector contracted in fourth quarter; farmers produced less, spent less on consumption
A third of world’s children with stunting live in India: Report
The Global Nutrition Report outlines what the world consumes and how it’s affecting the health of children and adults
A lesser known rice bean that's healthier than most
Despite having immense nutritive and medicinal properties, the rice bean is a lesser-known pulse
Popeye would like this spinach
Tree spinach, or chayamansa, is nothing less than a superfood for humans as well as livestock
Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food
With profit-making still at the top of the food industry agenda, we need more than consumer power alone to achieve a truly sustainable food system
High CO2 emissions reducing nutrients in rice, wheat
Wheat and rice grown at atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide levels between 546-586 parts per million reduced their protein, zinc, iron …
Pakistan, Afghanistan among global hunger hotspots: UN report
Conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks driving communities into crisis; Sudan conflict can impact several neighbouring countries
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
Indian diets are unhealthy: EAT-Lancet report
The report compared food consumption patterns in India with a reference diet from the EAT-Lancet Commission
Dying for ration: No health aid for those without PDS cards
Ground report from Jharkhand villages shows many pending applications; Rejected applicants told quota for beneficiaries full
DTE Impact: 70-year-old supporting mentally-ill daughter, disabled son-in-law to get her dream cowshed
District collector sanctions Rs 2 lakh, plot of land on lease for family among other benefits