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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

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

News

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

Pulse power

Pulse power

19 May 2026

2 min read

Petri dish to plate

Petri dish to plate

19 May 2026

3 min read

The reduction in financial allocation has also resulted in a decline of 50,000 hectares in the millet demonstration area.

Odisha farmers fear setback to millet mission as Shree Anna Abhiyan budget is cut despite high fund use

18 May 2026

4 min read

SEHAT mission to push for sustainable food systems to improve public health

SEHAT mission indicates importance of sustainable food systems in improving public health

Rajeshwari Sinha

15 May 2026

2 min read

‘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

2 min read

Harvesting of wheat almost complete yet government procurement has slowed

Harvesting of wheat almost complete yet government procurement has slowed

14 May 2026

3 min read

Onions dumped, potato crops destroyed: Why falling farm prices are not lowering retail food bills

Onions dumped, potato crops destroyed: Why falling farm prices are not lowering retail food bills

14 May 2026

4 min read

Cascade of geopolitical shocks since Ukraine invasion has handed agrifood corporations a windfall: Report

Cascade of geopolitical shocks has handed agrifood corporations a windfall: Report

11 May 2026

4 min read

Centre extends duty-free imports of yellow peas and black gram until March 2027 to curb rising pulse prices

Centre extends duty-free imports of yellow peas and black gram until March 2027 to curb rising pulse prices

06 May 2026

3 min read

More than 226 million people face acute food insecurity, conflict main driver

More than 266 million people face acute food insecurity, conflict main driver

27 Apr 2026

5 min read

Farm workers are 35 times more likely to die from heat exposure, with women at added risk as unsafe conditions and lack of sanitation force them to restrict water intake and work longer hours.

Extreme heat could make farm work unsafe for up to 250 days a year by century’s end, FAO and WMO warn

24 Apr 2026

6 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

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

The mountains are losing their food — and their future

The mountains are losing their food — and their future

17 Apr 2026

7 min read

Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply — why grocery price hikes are coming

Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply — why grocery price hikes are coming

07 Apr 2026

5 min read

Decoding sovereignty: The Global South’s strategic stand over the ‘source code’ of future food

Decoding sovereignty: The Global South’s strategic stand over the ‘source code’ of future food

Sarath Babu Balijepalli

02 Apr 2026

6 min read

Fix food systems to fix gut & public health

Fix food systems to fix gut and public health

10 Mar 2026

5 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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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

Value food

Value food

04 Apr 2026

1 min read

Food in the age of climate change

Food in the age of climate change

26 Mar 2026

3 min read

‘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

A simple sweet that also keeps you warm

A simple sweet that also keeps you warm

15 Apr 2026

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