Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023
A traditional Indian Thali. Photo: iStock The year 2023 saw a fair bit of action on the food inflation front. The Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its second year, even as a second global conflict erupted in the latter half of the year in Israel-Palestine.
The planet continued to warm and heat up, with this year being the hottest in recorded human history. The southwest monsoon, which the editor of Down To Earth (DTE) has called India’s Finance Minister, was also irregular as India also heats up with the rest of the planet.
Here is some of the DTE coverage on food inflation this year:
In March, DTE asked the question as to whether the world was heading to another year of unprecedented food price rise.
In June, the prices of the humble tomato went north across India. DTE examined the possible reasons behind this development.
In August, DTE reported on how the spike in tomato prices had made the traditional Indian food platter or Thali dearer.
In October, DTE analysed how the below normal monsoon was having an impact on the Indian economy, including food inflation.
In November, DTE interviewed World Food Prize winner Lawrence Haddad on the impact of climate change on food systems.
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