South Asia

To store and to have not

Poor planning creates shortage amid plenty

Complan’s tall claim falls short

Maharashtra’s food watchdog takes Heinz to court over advertisement

COVID-19: Around 45 mln pushed into global food insecurity, says FAO report

Around 33 million reside in South and South east Asia, remainder in sub-Saharan Africa

Sell stevia, face legal action

Food Standards Authority says natural sweetener not a food item  

Rampant food adulteration in Mysore

Billed to confuse

A new bill leaves little scope for dissent on GMOs

How do you like your food, sir?

Who controls

Centre eases quarantine norms for wheat imports

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Food production hit, farmers need immediate assistance, says FAO

FAO seeking $25 million for Turkey & $10 million for Syria immediately

Dying for ration: These Barmer widows and orphans are being turned away from PDS shops

Settlement has lost most of its men to liquor abuse; Women work as waste pickers

Fast foods

The dollar-conscious producers

Two firms in Tamil Nadu show the way to exporting organically produced foodstuff.

In Court

Butterflies brought by tsunami threaten Andaman's ecology

India won’t ease milk norms for US

US has to meet all seven criteria to export milk to India

Eating disorders are deadly: What are they, who’s at risk and what can be done about it

Eating disorders occur 10 times more often in females than in males

A year of hunger: How the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening climate-linked food shortages

Many low-income nations who are net food importers are bracing for a year of hunger

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

COVID-19: Food wastage on the rise

Lockdowns have led to hoarding and higher supply chain wastage

India to import 3 mln tonnes of pulses in 2020-21

Import could lower prices of domestic pulses, increasing losses to farmers

Restaurants turn to indigenous foods for lucrative business

Serving local cuisines comes with major operational challenges too

Here's why home-cooked food is healthier

Look no further than the plate you are served in 

A brewing scandal

Genetic barcodes show undisclosed ingredients in tea