Climate change, war disrupting global trade in 3 key sea lanes of Black Sea, Red Sea & Panama Canal: UNCTAD
UN body warns that prolonged interruptions, particularly in container shipping, poses a direct threat to global supply chains
At least 12 million avoidable deaths linked to improper diets in 2018
Premature deaths attributed to inappropriate diet increased 15% in 2010-2018; premature deaths attributed to dietary risks increased 22%
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How resistance to antibiotics develops
Antimicrobials from food-producing animals enter the environment through excreta or animal manure
Around 1.3 billion people at high risk of conflict and displacement: Report
The most vulnerable countries are clustered in the Middle East and North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Everyone exposed to shock waves of war; largest cost-of-living crisis: UN
In South Asia, more than 0.5 billion affected by Russia-Ukraine war’s impacts on food, finance
Number of antibiotics, investment not sufficient to minimise threat of wide-spread infection
Of the 12 antibiotics companies that have gone public in the past 10 years, only 5 are still active today
Union Budget 2022-23: Will it help children eat better
Schemes that provide integrated benefits to women and children did not get additional funds this year
Madhya Pradesh’s egg-centric problem: Choose between nutrition and hegemony
The Kamal Nath government’s decision to provide eggs at Anganwadis gets the goat of Jain group in state with rampant malnourishment
Africa’s research ecosystem needs a culture of mentoring
Mentoring can help build the confidence of young scholars, thereby reducing likelihood of brain drain from the region
Veganism: Why we should see it as a political movement rather than a dietary choice
The change aimed at is a world without industrial animal agriculture, which needlessly & harmfully exploit animals
Antimicrobial resistance: Here are some practices to ensure safe poultry
All farmers and flock handlers are trained specifically for the no antibiotics policy
Food waste from hotels attracting sloth bears into Mt Abu, increasing conflict: Study
This speaks more of how badly hotel waste is managed rather than anything about natural food and natural habitat, say researchers
Meat, eggs & milk can contribute significantly to meet global nutrition targets: FAO
Terrestrial animal source food can also help address low birth weight, anaemia in women of reproductive age & overweight among children …
Starvation deaths in Odisha: Here are some recommendations to address it
Most of the government’s social security and safety nets have failed miserably to address the immediate needs of the starving population
Civil society organisations should count on their huge social capital and invest it into future actions
Civil society organisations are often targets of political interference and manipulation, which can limit their ability to operate
Deforestation rate globally declined between 2015 and 2020: FAO report
While the world lost 178 million hectares of forest in the last 30 years, the rate of net forest loss declined
Fall Armyworm attack: Uganda’s concerted efforts at curbing infestation
The spread of FAW is alarmingly high in Uganda but the African country is also looking at every possible solution to fight the infestation
'Africa should not be a dumping ground for cheap technologies'
Africa has only 1,152 weather stations; most of which are in dilapidated condition. Adequate infrastructure and quality data is needed to …
Climate policies lack focus on sustainable mountain development in East Africa
There is need to integrate issues of climate change adaptation into development policies, plans and strategies
Improved heat tolerance and drought resistance help pearl millet fight climate change
The reference genome and analysis of 1,000 lines of the pearl millet genome has provided the clue as to how this dryland cereal survives in …
Global warming can reduce coffee growing areas in the world’s largest coffee-producing region: study
Bee-friendly farm practices and conserving forests suitable for coffee production can reduce vulnerability to climate change, it said
Activists call Gujarat collector’s order transferring ration cards from Dalit dealer’s shop discriminatory
Patan District Collector shifted the ration cards of all 436 households in Kanosan to the neighbouring Edla FPS following an alleged social …
Study finds ‘multi antibiotic’ resistant bacteria in chicken samples from Mumbai
There is an urgent need to limit antibiotic use and stop antibiotic misuse for poultry, says study co-author
First ever global scientific eating plan forgets the world's poor
This may push the international development community to reduce investments on increasing access and affordability of animal source foods
In the future, technology will lead to solutions as well as conflicts: Report
Published by the World Economic Forum, the report says that future conflicts and collaborations would be over weather manipulation tools, food …