'Meat industry causes deforestation, land grabbing'

The United Nations Committee on Food Security has adopted recommendations to address the impacts of meat and dairy production

'Sustainable agriculture paramount to eradicate extreme poverty, hunger'

FAO chief says while past developments in agriculture have led to major improvements in productivity, “progress has been uneven” and …

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

We need to heed the warning and take actions necessary to help communities build more resilient food systems

Creative accounting, window dressing apart Centre's COVID-19 relief package 0.5% of GDP: Jean Drèze

The Centre announced a relief package recently and a few other interim measures after the 21-day nationwide lockdown to combat COVID-19 left …

African countries are fighting an addiction

Africa is the only continent that imports more food than it produces. Down To Earth brings ground report from 10 African countries to assess …

Can aid engineer economic prosperity?

While it will not be in anyone's interest to cut off foreign aid to Africa, it is clear that countries that receive such aid must show more …

Genetically-modified salmon sparks debate

This particular salmon is an Atlantic one modified to grow fast with the help of genetic sequences from a Pacific Chinook Salmon and the eel-like …

Ground realities

Foodgrain production will have to increase by 5 million tonnes every year to meet rising demand

Book Excerpt: Khichdi, the Subcontinent’s very own comfort stew

From Al Biruni to ‘kedgeree’, the humble rice-and-lentils dish has made a long journey

Future of Taste: How do our food choices affect climate change?

 As the world prepares itself to be climate-responsible, we need to reset the connection between food and livelihood, nutrition and nature

Why millets in India?

Millets are superfoods. They outshine wheat and rice in many aspects

Simply Put: Inflation? What is that?

It takes more than half of India’s minimum wage for a nutritious diet

The country places 50th among 52 in terms of ease of buying food items

Simply Put: Oil ain’t well

Simply Put: Half-life of Indian farmers

Seed of balance

Fenugreek's varied use in Indian cuisine underlines its medicinal value

CSE to present tomorrow its investigation into the mother of all food frauds

Press conference will be live streamed tomorrow 12:30 pm    

Semal sabzi

Murunga elai sambar

Kolaiya ki sabji

Bajra khichdi

Green soya bean stuffed bhatoora

Peepal ki bhaji

Gongura pappu

Rhododendron squash