Underrated green
Kohlrabi is a healthy but little used member of the cabbage family
Understanding the recent tomato price spike: What lies ahead?
Before this, record-high prices were observed in July and August 2023
How poverty and violence are linked with anxiety in young South Africans
More than 8% reported anxiety disorder in the past year in South Africa
Less than half of hunger funding needs met, says report
Countries experiencing the worst hunger crisis received less hunger funding
Is eastern Africa’s drought the worst in recent history? And are worse yet to come?
Human-induced warming has raised the temperature of the western Pacific Ocean
Rumoured forbidden: It’s time to banish fears around ‘Khesari Dal’ and relish the nutritious legume
Grass pea, linked to lathyrism in British India, could provide food security when conventional crops are failing due to climate change
Most number of people in need of aid in Ethiopia, Yemen, DRC & Afghanistan in 2021
Need for humanitarian aid reached an all-time high during January 2018-December 2021
The importance (and baggage) of ghee
The social standing of ghee is heavier than the health one
Simply Put: Childhood diabetes
Simply put: Log on for mid-day meal
Simply put: What’s cooking in lockdown
Emic perspective of Indian food reveals untold stories of migrant labourers, women, cattle
Food anthropologist Ishita Dey on how migrant labourers adapt their diets during their long train journeys and how sugar is key even in a more …
Brown, red, black, riceberry – what are these white rice alternatives, and are they actually healthier?
If you enjoy trying foods with unique flavours, try experimenting with black or red rice varieties. Whatever the colour, all types of rice have a …
What’s on our plate: The goodness of consuming native Indian vegetables
Bitter gourd, rich in vitamins A and C, iron, phosphorous and carbohydrates, needs to be re-introduced on our dinner plates
African swine fever: Ripple effect across the world
Small farms in Asia are the worst hit by the outbreak, while global pork and feed markets fluctuate with fall and rise in China’s pig numbers
Pasture posture in time of climate change
The United Nation’s latest appeal for national support to protect mobility of pastoralists brings focus to this ancient, climate-resilient …
Food security: Climate change is affecting the seeds that India depends on
An increase in number of days with extreme temperatures or rain has caused a decline in quality and size of seeds across India
Food first: After wheat, Modi government curbs sugar export
Only 10 millon tonnes can be exported in the remainder of current season ending September
How kitchen gardens are doing wonders in the remote villages of Odisha
Small patches of vegetable gardens at the backyards of the marginalised and resource-poor communities in the remote villages of Bargarh, Odisha …
Climate change hurts: Will Gourmet ‘gur’ continue to thrive in Bengal’s Jaynagar
Destruction of date palm trees during cyclone Amphan and warming weather have resulted in a huge decline in production of West Bengal’s …
No meat, more wheat: How tribal diets are changing in Madhya Pradesh
Poor financial conditions, reliance on public distribution system among factors that drove change, reduced dietary diversity
Half a million people may be affected by floods in Sudan this year
Floods in Sudan this year could aggravate food insecurity, the United Nations and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent …
Here is why you should plant babool
The tree can grow well on degraded land, can survive droughts and floods, and has numerous medicinal properties
Ganesh Chaturthi: The modak’s history reflects its strong ties to the land; here is how
The sweet and some of the recipes used in making it are quite old; its ingredients include some of the Deccan’s famous crops like ambemohur rice
Russo-Ukrainian Conflict: Is the Kremlin using food as a weapon of war
There is growing belief that Russia is doing so, given its exit from the Black Sea grain deal and targeted attacks on food supplies in Ukraine