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Bending backward for good food
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Bending backward for good food

We need to make the connection between what we eat and why we eat it. Because if we lose the knowledge and culture of our local cuisines then we lose more than their taste and smell. We lose life.
March 13, 2019
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World Food Day: Achieving zero hunger by 2030 difficult, not impossible
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World Food Day: Achieving zero hunger by 2030 difficult, not impossible

Consumers cannot make informed decision without GM labelling
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Consumers cannot make informed decision without GM labelling
Glyphosate use increased 1500% since genetically modified crops were introduced
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Glyphosate use increased 1500% since genetically modified crops were introduced
Taste the genetically modified buffet
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Taste the genetically modified buffet

CSE tested 64 processed food products bought from retail stores in Delhi-NCR, Punjab and Gujarat and one sample of crude cottonseed oil. These products were tested for the presence of genetically modified (GM) ingredients using the advanced technology qPCR (quantitative polymerase chain reaction). Results showed that 32 per cent of the products tested contained GM ingredients
July 25, 2018
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Genetically modified food: Whose health, whose business
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Genetically modified food: Whose health, whose business

People are concerned about the possibility of eating GM food.  Can we not expect the government to ensure that they have the right to choose?
July 25, 2018
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Vacuum in governance on genetically modified foods in India
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Vacuum in governance on genetically modified foods in India

FSSAI has so far dragged its feet on regulating GM foods. Its recent attempt to regulate the industry may do more harm than good as the draft regulations are too expensive and cumbersome to be implemented
July 25, 2018
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Can India achieve its goal to be a zero trans fats nation by 2022?
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Can India achieve its goal to be a zero trans fats nation by 2022?

Not if the food industry has its way. They do not see a link between trans fats and ill health 
June 04, 2018
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Why food is about biodiversity
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Why food is about biodiversity

If biodiversity disappears, food will become impersonal. It will become a sterile package designed for universal size and taste
May 21, 2018
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Another problem with China's coal: Mercury in rice
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Another problem with China's coal: Mercury in rice

A study finds that coal pollution in China is leading to people getting significant levels of mercury poisoning from rice
May 04, 2018
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Biotechnology for food security: more hope than hype
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Biotechnology for food security: more hope than hype

A range of biotechnological approaches, including both traditional ones like selective breeding and fermentation techniques, and modern ones such as genomics, molecular breeding and genetic engineering, can contribute towards achieving food and nutrition security
November 24, 2017
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Blind solutions
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Blind solutions

Government's plan to fortify food cannot be a holistic solution to malnutrition
November 20, 2017
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Migration and Food Security: challenges and opportunities for India
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Migration and Food Security: challenges and opportunities for India

Migration towards urban centres is a critical trend that will shape food secu­rity and nutrition in the near future
October 23, 2017
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An urban garden which produces 17kg of fruits and vegetables per day
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An urban garden which produces 17kg of fruits and vegetables per day

Not just vegetables, this permaculture urban garden has fruit trees as well
October 17, 2017
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Growing your own food is the new gold
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Growing your own food is the new gold

I wanted to grow healthy food for my family, but got much more in my journey  
September 08, 2017
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Can a barren land be turned into a food forest?
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Can a barren land be turned into a food forest?

Till two years ago, a plot of 38 hectares in Telangana was barren, but soon it will be a venue for an international convention on permaculture
August 23, 2017
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Matter of taste
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Matter of taste

Our vegetables have become blemish-free, resistant to pest and long-lasting, but they have lost their flavour in the process
August 14, 2017
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Food and nutrition securities are often overlooked
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Food and nutrition securities are often overlooked

There are systematic correlations between household income, education level, local governance and food security
July 03, 2017
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Food and dissent
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Food and dissent

Sunita Narain's response to the comments on her previous editorial "Why I would not advocate vegetarianism"
May 15, 2017
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Why I would not advocate vegetarianism
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Why I would not advocate vegetarianism

Meat eating is not the key issue, it is the amount that is consumed and the manner in which it is produced. This is where India differs.
March 27, 2017
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A herb from Garhwal
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A herb from Garhwal

Locals may not pay much attention to Bhilmoda because of its abundance, but the herb has many traditional medicinal properties
March 22, 2017
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Reducing food waste vital for India's food security
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Reducing food waste vital for India's food security

It is estimated that saving one-fourth of the food currently lost or wasted globally would be enough to feed 870 million hungry people in the world
March 14, 2017
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Africa’s untapped goldmine of food biodiversity
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Africa’s untapped goldmine of food biodiversity

The sustainability of agrobiodiversity is vital in meeting the food and nutrition needs of present and the future generations in Africa
February 17, 2017
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When tribals are forced to change food habit
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When tribals are forced to change food habit

Conservation laws restricting access to forests have impacted food habits of tribals
October 20, 2016
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Should we ban celebrity endorsement of junk food?
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Should we ban celebrity endorsement of junk food?

The impact of such restrictions has been reported to be significant
May 04, 2016
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