Persistent in folly
Rice and wheat fetch a secure price and subsidies on farm inputs. Coarse grains have no place in the public distribution system, although their …
Rice: the real cost
It is said the future wars would be fought over the issue of water, not land. Yet Indian government promotes rice, which consumes water, over …
Cereal killer
By promotong rice over coarse grains, the government is promoting food scarcity and defeciency of micronutrients among India's most malnourished …
One in every nine persons in the world goes hungry: UN State of Food Insecurity Report
Asia houses 526 million of the 805 million chronically undernourished people in the world
Supreme Court reminder to FSSAI on monitoring pesticides in food commodities
Non-profit Centre for Science and Environment says food regulatory body should also periodically test packaged and processed food, including soft …
Centre takes steps to monitor pulse stocks: Is India staring at another food crisis?
Heavy rain and hailstorm in mid-March and early April might affect yield of pulse crops; official says government focusing on nutrition and security
Dying for ration: Biometric glitches in Rajasthan villages keep the poor hungry
Valid ration card holders turned away from PDS shops as fingerprints don't match in records
CAG blames Centre for increase in foodgrain procurement cost
Lack of specific method in determining minimum support price of grains caused variation in margins over production, says report
Grain of truth
India's public distribution system promotes rice and wheat. These water-intensive crops require more inputs and are less nutritious as compared …
Multiple crises: the cost of wasted time
Much like COVID-19, when WHO procrastinated, FAO too is “considering”when to declare the locust upsurge as a plague
What’s driving food prices in new normal climate?
Monsoon as a unitary weather phenomenon is no more a valid indicator for food prices as its progress and distribution have changed completely
Centre may reduce moisture content limit for wheat, paddy. Why this will hurt farmers
The government is trying to gradually withdraw from procurement operations, MSP regime with this move, feel farmers
Gopichand’s healthy choice
Gopichand is a national hero because he is the only Indian sportsperson who has publicly shunned endorsing soft drinks
The savoury flower of elephant foot yam and how it's loved in Goa
The exotic flower is eaten widely in the rural parts of the state for a few days before the advent of monsoon
Food basket in danger
Latest data suggests a decline in the nutritional quality of food. What is stripping our food of nutrients? Can authorities cope with the challenge?
'Family farmers need technical assistance to adapt to climate change impacts'
Most increases in agricultural yields required to feed a world population set to touch 9 billion by 2050 will take place in rural regions and …
37 African countries continue to face food deficits, finds report
Agricultural slowdown in the continent is directly affecting 70 per cent of its population, who depend on the sector for livelihood
A star among fruits: The profit is sweet for amrakh
The profits from amrakh trees depend on demand. Fruits from 100 odd trees can easily fetch more than Rs 0.5 million each years. …
Karela's sweet cousin, a delicacy in the hills
The little-known vegetable grows abundantly in Uttarakhand and people either eat the baby karela raw or cook it as a vegetable
Microplastics are getting into mosquitoes and contaminating new food chains
Once inside an animal, the plastic can transfer via the food chain into fish and other creatures and eventually become a potential …
Inflation can kill Africa human development, World Bank warns
Most poverty-struck rural households in Africa spend between 57 and 59 per cent of their income on food
New edible coating to prolong shelf life of fruits and vegetables
The material was tested on potato, tomato, green chili, strawberry, Khasi Mandarin, apple, pineapple and kiwifruit and was found to keep these …
Empty stomachs today, sick workshops tomorrow: The need for nutrition NOW
The world’s hunger clock has regressed back to 2015 when the global community had resolved to get good food to all plates by 2030
Global Forest Resource Assessment: Tropical forests the size of Europe lost in first 20 years of this century
Deforestation slowed by 30% in 2010-18; cropland, oil palm plantation and grazing biggest drivers of deforestation
How does the Ukraine invasion lead to a world food crisis?
Russia and Ukraine are among the largest producers and exporters of grain globally. Because of the invasion, a large stockpile of grain and …