Market access critical for India’s sustainable agri transition: CSE report
The existing ecosystem is not in favour of small and marginal farmers
Climate resilience: Kenyan farmers are adapting to extreme weather by growing indigenous crops
Exotic and commercial vegetables still form the bulk of Kenyan diets; campaigners for indigenous foods hope to reverse the trend
Climate change: West Africa’s oceans at risk because of a lack of monitoring
Communities are left blind to climate effect; can't take measures to adapt themselves
Plant-based beverages are no match for bovine milk
Consumers must not be swayed by such drinks using the term ‘milk’ as cow milk is superior in nutrition, taste and is economical …
Diet to save: Our food system is fuelling climate change; are we ready to switch to a new diet?
A growing body of scientific evidence suggests our dietary habits are putting way too much pressure on the environment
International Day of Rural Women: It’s time we recognise their lives and livelihood
Rural women are active agents of socio-economic change. As we celebrate the day on October 15, there is a need to pull them out of the …
Nobel Peace Prize spotlights the links between hunger and conflict
About 1 in 9 persons worldwide don’t get to eat enough, suffering food insecurity, or not having consistent access to the right foods to …
We wanted to know how coronavirus affects Nairobi’s slum residents. What we found
The pandemic is clearly having a negative impact on people’s health and economic and social status
Bolsanaro’s environmental crimes come under EU scanner
Europe’s resolve to act against the Bolsonaro government’s environmental crimes appears to be strengthening
9 maps to show how locusts have come to threaten India
Increase in frequency of cyclones results in extended, multiple breeding sessions of locusts
Africa Union Commission calls for acceleration of efforts towards malnutrition-free Africa
Experts at the meeting called to strengthen school feeding programmes to alleviate hunger, reap psychological benefits like increased …
Single-use plastic ban unfairly targets street vendors — but they have a solution for plastic pollution
Shift to a reusable system through public policy, stricter regulations across the entire plastics supply chain are key to enable just transition &…
FDA gives EUA to first-ever breath test to detect a COVID-19 infection
A positive test, however, should be confirmed with a Polymerase Chain Reaction test
Global food systems emissions alone can cause global warming to exceed 1.5°C: CSE report
Food systems emit more than transportation and energy use in buildings
India’s hidden costs of agrifood systems at $1.1 trillion, third-highest in the world, says new FAO report
Reveals true health and environmental costs of food; total global hidden costs associated with agrifood systems at $12.7 trillion
Dramatic changes needed in global food systems to address nutrition disparity, poverty: IFAD
The report Transforming Food Systems for Rural Prosperity called for investment in rural farms and local small- and medium-size enterprises
Gap between countries on animal protein consumption to widen by 2030: Report
While it will level off in high-income countries, it will increase in middle-income ones and remain the same in low-income countries
May heat in March shrivels wheat: Centre to revise procurement norms
The Punjab government April 12 appealed to the central government to allow relaxation in the norms of shrivelled grains without any value cut, …
Africa climate programme to benefit 5.4 million small-scale farmers in Sahel
The programme aims to restore degraded land, provide climate information systems and agricultural insurance
Drought in the Horn of Africa: More than 18.5 million in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti face humanitarian crisis
As pastureland and water points dry up, 20 million may be acutely food insecure by year-end
Update COVID-19 vaccine to target omicron variants: Advisory panel to USFDA
Unclear which combination of updated vaccine will work best; body expected to decide by July
COVID-19 hits farms: Lockdown dampens selling price but stokes inflation in MP
Farmers in villages cannot reach city markets to sell their produce; Vegetable prices are skyrocketing in cities due to short supply
COVID-19: Experts urge fresh stimulus package to boost economy, help marginalised
India’s 2020 stimulus package has not been able to solve problems of informal workers, MSMEs and food security
Why prudent, responsible use is needed to avert AMR crisis in Nigeria
The problem of AMR cuts across human, animal and environmental sectors and requires a multi-disciplinary and inter-sectoral approach
We break indigenous societies and yet are scared of ‘them’
Two tribal rights activists urge civil society to protect indigenous families facing the onslaught of inhuman greed and extreme apathy