Urban-rural links to ensure food security, benefit rural producers
Weak link between smallholders and urban consumers is the main hurdle in improving food security in both rural and urban areas in developing …
Tough choices have to be made for Africa to sustainably urbanise
With Africa approaching 50 per cent urbanisation, governments have to make hard choices for scale and type of investments they need to make
Wastewater should be considered a resource
As water demand is increasing across the globe, the quantity of wastewater produced as a result of various human activities is also growing, a …
Yemen needs aid to tide over worst hunger crisis
Twenty of the country’s 22 governorates are in “emergency” or “crisis” food-insecurity phases and almost two-…
Phosphorus is vital for life on Earth – and we’re running low
The fact that more than 70 per cent of the global phosphorus supply comes from a single location is problematic
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 …
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 …
Kashmir gets warmer
Rising winter temperatures make rain and snowfall erratic in the valley, deplete streams
Extreme hunger in South Sudan pushes locals to gather food for survival
Households are now surviving by gathering food, as they are unable to grow their own or earn money to buy any
One-fifth of total food produced goes to waste, finds new report
Overeating and consumer waste are among the major contributors to food loss
Agricultural transformation vital to produce 50% more food in 2050
In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, agricultural output would need to more than double by the middle of the century
A fruitful journey
A food safari in the desert of Rajasthan reveals a variety difficult to imagine in cities