'Pulses contribute to diversified diet and are a potential source of income'

As we celebrate the declaration of 2016 as the International Year of Pulses, FAO's William Murray discussses their nutritional benefits

'Worldwide food losses and waste amount to 30-40 per cent of total production'

On the occasion of World Food Day, Rob Vos, strategic programme leader in FAO’s economic and social affairs division, talks about …

'Science is evidence that current American diets are far from sustainable'

Laura MacCleery of regulatory affairs at Centre for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) decodes what the new dietary recommendations on …

Declining food imports by most vulnerable countries a cause for concern: FAO

World food import bill to touch record high, but cost-of-living pressures may persist in 2023

Hidden costs of food: UN suggests price restructuring to make healthy food affordable, sustainable

The omission of external costs destroys the environment, heightens food insecurity, health risks and festers social evils 

Eating ‘exotic foods’? You’re helping in emission of 3 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases yearly

The world could reduce emissions by 0.38 gigatonnes by replacing imports and exports with locally grown food, according to a new study

First food for fasting days

From makhanas to kuttu to singhara, here are ways to add taste and spice to food while fasting  

Congo faces world’s worst food crisis due to COVID-19: Report

Around 21.8 million people are food insecure in the country due to disruption of food supply chains

FSSAI launches SNF@Workplace initiative to stem obesity, non-communicable diseases

Country’s premier food watchdog also plans to evaluate organisations based on systems put in place to promote health and wellness

Mushroom papads, jams, cakes to soon hit markets to push production

This is an effort to popularise it so people don’t consider it a non-vegetarian food or are unaware of its nutritional benefits, says the …

Rising vegetable prices open a new chapter in the world food crisis

Supply chain disruptions, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial tightening through rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine have …

World Food Day 2019: FAO calls for healthy diets to build zero-hunger world

The United Nations body noted that people around the world were either suffering from obesity or food insecurity

Genetically modified foods can cause unintended changes: ICMR

In the absence of long-term studies to ascertain health impacts, countries are following precautionary principle to regulate genetically modified …

Amma, we want some more

Food subsidy has attained a new meaning in Tamil Nadu, where government-run canteens are feeding a growing urban poor population

'Healthy’ fast food chains not living up to their claims

Many chains are now using claims about nutrient content and health benefits on their websites to create a marketing edge

`Many regions in Asia will face a decline in food productivity'

Kundhavi Kadiresan, Assistant Director-General and regional representative for Asia and the Pacific, FAO, talks about how achieving the Zero …

COVID-19 lockdowns may be over but poor still go hungry

At least 4,000 vulnerable and marginalised populations surveyed across 11 states; 2/3 say they eat less now 

GM in food: Food regulator mum on illegalities

FSSAI says it will frame a law to regulate GM food, but fails to talk about the prevalent illegal trade and mislabeling

FSSAI expert group recommendations on junk food regulation add nothing new

Its report asks for additional tax on junk food and ban on advertising such foods on children's shows but has no plan for implementation

Book Review: A chemist’s sceptical look at nutritional wisdom

Overprocessed chemical-laden stuff is bad for you; it’s pure malevolent junk. George Zaidan has chosen this junk food truth as an excellent …

Piecemeal proposals

The recommended grain policy may help tackle the problem of plenty, but food insecurity will remain (Read full article)

Food security policy formulation: What can India learn from other countries?

Food shortage, inflation, irrational polices: What not to do to avoid economic disasters 

Food fortification best way to counter vitamin D deficiency: Experts

At a recent conference, experts said most of India suffers from vitamin D deficiency as nobody lets sun fall on their skin

World Food Day: investing in food security for a better future

As the number of hungry people is on the rise again globally, we must invest in rural development to drive about a change

Report urges countries to set reduction targets to minimise food waste

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, approximately one-third of all food produced in the world is either …