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Climate shocks are hitting South Africa’s food businesses — study shows what they need to adapt

Climate shocks are hitting South Africa’s food businesses — study shows what they need to adapt

14 Jul 2026

4 min read

The outlook says productivity gains will drive future farm income growth, while direct agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are projected to rise 6.5% over the decade.

Farm incomes in rich countries could be 20 times higher than South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa by 2035, report says

07 Jul 2026

3 min read

Extreme heat emerging as major threat to global food systems, FAO-WMO report warns

Extreme heat emerging as major threat to global food systems, FAO-WMO report warns

07 Jul 2026

5 min read

News

The outlook says productivity gains will drive future farm income growth, while direct agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are projected to rise 6.5% over the decade.

Farm incomes in rich countries could be 20 times higher than South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa by 2035, report says

07 Jul 2026

3 min read

Extreme heat emerging as major threat to global food systems, FAO-WMO report warns

Extreme heat emerging as major threat to global food systems, FAO-WMO report warns

07 Jul 2026

5 min read

‘Haldi Halwa’ is all about the therapeutic wonders of turmeric

‘Haldi Halwa’ is all about the therapeutic wonders of turmeric

Sonika Kulshrestha

07 Jul 2026

1 min read

Food crops to remain backbone of global biofuel production through 2035, OECD-FAO report finds

Food crops to remain backbone of global biofuel production through 2035, OECD-FAO report finds

06 Jul 2026

3 min read

Letter to ministries flags lack of rules for pesticide-coated seeds in India, urges safety checks and labelling

Letter to ministries flags lack of rules for pesticide-coated seeds in India, urges safety checks and labelling

01 Jul 2026

2 min read

A women verifing her fingerprint on an e-POS at a fair price shop in Rajasthan.

India’s poorest ration-card holders may see cereal quota tied to family size under new draft law

25 Jun 2026

5 min read

India among countries most exposed as El Niño threatens rainfed crops, FAO says

India among countries most exposed as El Niño threatens rainfed crops, FAO says

24 Jun 2026

3 min read

Darjeeling’s iconic tea industry is recording losses, courtesy climate, labour and brew from Nepal, claim growers

Darjeeling’s iconic tea industry is recording losses, courtesy climate, labour and brew from Nepal, claim growers

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi

23 Jun 2026

6 min read

India world’s number two fish producer, tops inland catches, FAO 2026 report shows

India world’s number two fish producer, tops inland catches, FAO 2026 report shows

19 Jun 2026

3 min read

Children at risk as testing finds pesticide residues in common South African foods

South Africa: Children at risk as testing finds pesticide residues in common foods

18 Jun 2026

2 min read

Hunger set to worsen in 13 global hotspots, UN agencies warn

Hunger set to worsen in 13 global hotspots, UN agencies warn

18 Jun 2026

3 min read

Andhra Pradesh natural farming programme wins 2026 Food Planet Prize

Andhra Pradesh natural farming programme wins 2026 Food Planet Prize

03 Jun 2026

2 min read

Interviews

The institution of Langar predates Sikhism. But only in Sikhism does it become a religious tenet: Yogesh Snehi

The institution of Langar predates Sikhism. But only in Sikhism does it become a religious tenet: Yogesh Snehi

04 Nov 2025

6 min read

‘Almost every middle-income country is being targeted by Big Food and its scientific agents’

‘Almost every middle-income country is being targeted by Big Food and its scientific agents’

01 Aug 2025

10 min read

Why Dalits were exempt from any dietary restrictions

Why Dalits were exempt from any dietary restrictions

01 Oct 2024

6 min read

Try to work with informal food sector, not get rid of it: Delia Grace

Try to work with informal food sector, not get rid of it: Delia Grace

10 Aug 2024

6 min read

Photo for representation: iStock

Emic perspective of Indian food reveals untold stories of migrant labourers, women, cattle

Preetha Banerjee

23 Feb 2024

10 min read

Illustration: Yogendra Anand / CSE

“Rich countries need to consume and produce less animal-source foods”

Richard Mahapatra

17 Nov 2023

5 min read

Blogs

Climate shocks are hitting South Africa’s food businesses — study shows what they need to adapt

Climate shocks are hitting South Africa’s food businesses — study shows what they need to adapt

14 Jul 2026

4 min read

‘What do you fall back on when income fails’: food insecurity, migration and COVID-19

‘What do you fall back on when income fails’: food insecurity, migration and COVID-19

Charumita Vasudev

04 Jul 2026

4 min read

As India engineers nutrition, it needs to lean on the invisible supermarket that costs nothing

As India engineers nutrition, it needs to lean on the invisible supermarket that costs nothing

Anmol Sarah Abraham

03 Jul 2026

5 min read

The world has the science to transform food systems. The next frontier is scaling it

The world has the science to transform food systems. The next frontier is scaling it

Timothy Krupnik

01 Jul 2026

4 min read

Naga cuisine is not a provincial or tribal oddity but a sophisticated culinary tradition worthy of national and international attention

Naga cuisine is not a provincial or tribal oddity but a sophisticated culinary tradition worthy of national and international attention

Machilie Diswang

02 Jun 2026

7 min read

Indigenous seeds showcased at Vidarbha Beej Samvardhan Samvad.

On International Biological Diversity Day, Vidarbha’s last seed keepers fight to save India’s vanishing crop heritage

22 May 2026

6 min read

Gut health: Why food alone won’t fix childhood stunting

Gut health: Why food alone won’t fix childhood stunting

Thulani P Makhalanyane

20 May 2026

5 min read

Consumer empowerment and policy support are key to catalysing India’s food system transformation

Consumer empowerment and policy support are key to catalysing India’s food system transformation

19 May 2026

6 min read

Videos

Fertiliser fallout: A war & its impacts on what we produce & eat

Fertiliser fallout: A war & its impacts on what we produce & eat

Public expert Narasimha Reddy Donthi explains the impacts of US-Israel conflict in Iran on India's food systems

08 May 2026

1 min read

Beyond The Plate | The science of cravings and the policy gaps that sustains it

Beyond The Plate | The science of cravings and the policy gaps that sustains it

02 Apr 2026

The hidden crisis in your food: What a study reveals about CO2 and nutrition

The hidden crisis in your food: What a study reveals about CO2 and nutrition

10 Dec 2025

1 min read

US lawsuit targets Coke, Pepsi, Nestlé, Kraft, Kellogg & more

US lawsuit targets Coke, Pepsi, Nestlé, Kraft, Kellogg & more

07 Dec 2025

1 min read

Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 3: Why more modern farmers are switching back to traditional seeds

Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 3: Why more modern farmers are switching back to traditional seeds

16 Nov 2025

1 min read

The Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 2: The untold story of Koraput’s effort to preserve native rice and millets

The Green Kitchen Season 4 Episode 2: The untold story of Koraput’s effort to preserve native rice and millets

10 Nov 2025

1 min read

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Prescription for safer food

Prescription for safer food

25 Jun 2026

3 min read

Vanishing kothars: The Himalayan granaries that once secured food for generations

Vanishing kothars: The Himalayan granaries that once secured food for generations

Vikas Choudhary

12 Jun 2026

2 min read

Watermelons: Summer’s symbol causes scare

Watermelons: Summer’s symbol causes scare

Vikas Choudhary

13 May 2026

1 min read

A tradition that is now rare

A tradition that is now rare

Vikas Choudhary

23 Apr 2026

1 min read

‘Haldi Halwa’ is all about the therapeutic wonders of turmeric

‘Haldi Halwa’ is all about the therapeutic wonders of turmeric

Sonika Kulshrestha

07 Jul 2026

‘Lakhori Bhaji ki Sabji’ served with millet laddoos

‘Lakhori Bhaji ki Sabji’ is all about culinary curiosities hidden within India’s traditional landscapes

14 May 2026

Rauh di Kheer reflected the Punjab region’s frugal, climate-smart food traditions

‘Rauh di Kheer’ reflected the Punjab region’s frugal, climate-smart food traditions

16 Apr 2026

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