New classification system for potato

Problem of plenty

Doaba farmers have more potatoes than they can sell or store

Potato test for government

The crash in potato price is triggering a wave of suicides in several states. Will the NDA government's ambitious Price Stabilisation Fund help …

Miracle medicine

Bananas that are actually vaccines. Potatoes that kill bacteria. Tobacco plants that fight tooth decay. Medical science has more tricks up its sleeve

PepsiCo vs potato farmers: ‘Gujarat will fail farmers if it succumbs to corporate lobbying’

Activists oppose govt’s attempt to settle the matter with the company

The demoralizing esculent

When it was introduced in Europe, people associated the potato with disease

Why potato means bad news in Punjab now

A cycle of misery kicked off by demonetisation still haunts farmers as well as cold storage owners

Self -defending spuds

Potato plants that poison pests

For the sake of caution

A decision to refuse clearance to GMOs should be based on good science and policy

Taste of Burma in New York

Hoihnu Hauzel recalls her love for Burma and its food

Potato pangs

Increases risk of type 2 diabetes

Sour Surprise: From kimchi & sauerkraut to North India’s kanji, fermented foods are common but underrated superfoods

Fermentation can help make uniquely tangy healthy dishes while also reducing food waste at home 

Pepsico India withdraws all cases against Gujarat potato farmers

The company had sued nine farmers in Gujarat for alleged intellectual property “rights infringement” on grounds that they “…

Too tiny a tweak

European-origin pathogen poses big threat to potato crop in India

Scientists at West Bengal State University have found 19 unique and highly aggressive variants of Phytophthora infestans, a microorganism that …

It’s a hot potato for PepsiCo and farmers

The corporate giant claims that the farmers are cultivating their proprietary FC5 potatoes without permission

Five points on food inflation and onions

Retail inflation hitting double digit being attributed to high food prices, but is it so?

Gujarat farmers sow potato seeds registered by PepsiCo, in symbolic protest

The multinational had sued four farmers in April, triggering a controversy that has now been reignited

Climate change fails to find mention in Budget speech

Far from being a reformist budget, Budget 2018 merely touches upon few segments of Indian agriculture and is not likely to bring changes to …

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Farmers' rights are a hot potato

The fallout between US major PepsiCo and Gujarat’s potato growers underlines the looming threat to farmers’ rights in India over …

Potato cure

Edible vaccine for cancer of cervix created by incorporating gene of the cancer-causing virus in potatoes

Assam on a platter

Just why are tomato prices going north? Dalwai Report offers clues

Issues like cold chain, modern pack houses and pooling points, along with transport arrangements from villages have not been given much attention,…