Sale of antimicrobials for food animals on a rise in US: FDA
USFDA data on the sale and distribution of medically important antimicrobials for food-producing animals shows an increase of 20 per cent from …
A fruit for all seasons
Wild mango is not just part of the daily diet of tribal people in Odisha, it also helps them survive the lean season
People do not know how to survive without insects: Human Development Report 2022
Humanity faces the mind-boggling challenge of growing food and other agricultural products at scale without an abundance of insects, …
Bottomless pyramid: It takes only Rs 25,000 a month to be among India’s top 10% earners
What run-away food inflation is doing to inequality can be anybody’s guess
‘Indian vegetarians do not eat vegetables’
Food historian and physician Manoshi Bhattacharya explains how the diet of Indians have changed over centuries
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, …
Rise in teenage pregnancies, poor maternal health hurdle to breaking intergenerational cycle of undernutrition
Significant incidences of early marriage and childbearing are among the important causes of undernutrition
This herb tastes and smells like fish; it has recognised health benefits
The medicinal properties and benefits of fish mint have been documented in ancient texts of traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine, as well as …
Poultry advertisement misquotes CSE study, rules ASCI
The All India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited has been asked to withdraw or modify the ad by May 23
Trade in good food can end global hunger: report
Food regulation should be such that that healthy food is protected, not just food in general, says a new report
Fresh comes calling
A few e-shops are changing the way wet markets operate by offering fresh, chemical-free fish, poultry and meat at the doorstep. Will they be able …
How To Have Your Own Kitchen Garden: Explained in 10 Minutes
Fazal and Kapil from Edible Routes tell you the exact steps on how to have your own kitchen rooftop garden. Growing your own food is the best way …
How 'Bhut Jolokia' lost its heat
One of the hottest chillies, it went through a dip in its intense spiciness and price when its production spread and cross-pollination began on a …
How restricted diet can increase lifespan
Experiments in nematodes (worms) showed that it affects molecular mechanisms leading to prolonging lifespan and delays age-related diseases
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 …
Four more countries join global coalition to protect pollinators
This takes the number of signatories for the ‘Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators’ to 16
Matter of taste
Our vegetables have become blemish-free, resistant to pest and long-lasting, but they have lost their flavour in the process
Africa’s untapped goldmine of food biodiversity
The sustainability of agrobiodiversity is vital in meeting the food and nutrition needs of present and the future generations in Africa
International pact to tackle illegal fishing gathers momentum
Agreement promotes collaboration among fishermen, port authorities and coast guards to strengthen inspection at ports and on fishing vessels
The popular adivasi food and drink
Rice is fermented to make Handia. A nagging worry is the unsustainable collection of of plant ingredients that go into the making of bakhar, the …
Endurance test for microorganisms
A technology for preserving food relies on creating a hostile environment for bacteria and fungi in whose presence food goes bad
Food for thought
A happy picture painted by a recent FAO report gives way to grim realities about global food situation
In search of hunger
While the fare at the Rome Food Summit was aimed mainly to help tummy trimming of ambitious plans drawn up earlier, the general feeling of the …
Beetles for breakfast !
George Brossard is a man on a crusad. To inform the world that the insects hold the key to a global food security
FSSAI's scientific panel reconstituted
But members of the panel now designated as “independent consultants” were a part of the panel as representatives of the industry till …