How Africa can benefit from Earth observation technologies

The first Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa Forum explores innovations and sustainable development using Earth …

Students in government schools consume more vegetables in Delhi-NCR: study

In government schools, students consumed 250 gm of vegetables compared to 230 gm consumed by students in private schools

Millets are returning to our fields and plates

In the past 60 years, India’s agriculture policy has focused mainly on rice and wheat and neglected millets. But these nutri cereals are …

Pesticides not just threaten bees, but also food production

Experts say 80 per cent of food production depends on pollination, but pesticides are affecting pollinators like bees

This is how food & drinks industry can use excess carbon in the atmosphere

Food manufacturers have been issuing warnings that they’ve nearly run out of carbon dioxide. So why we can’t just capture the excess …

Millet processing units in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh to give impetus to farmers

Processing is difficult and rural women often feel the burden of this onerous task. To help them, both states have set up processing units

Mandatory fortification in mid-day meal bad for local food, biodiversity, livelihood

The Union government is trying to centralise food procurement in the Mid Day Meal Scheme. Instead, it should decentralise purchasing

80% groundwater in Punjab's Malwa unfit for drinking

Much of the groundwater in Malwa, Punjab has chemicals exceeding permissible limits, putting children at risk of a blood disorder

Consumers, private sector crucial for fighting drought, land degradation: UN

Currently, policy instruments and investments to promote the spread of sustainable land management technologies are non-existent

To reduce environmental impact, change the way we produce food: study

The biggest hurdle is finding uniform production processes across diverse geographies and climatic conditions

Promoting good food is cheap and the returns are 12 times the investment

For every $1 invested in policies to control lifestyle diseases, the financial returns can ensure millions of lives are saved, says WHO. But is …

Poor land use can cost the world $23 trillion by 2050

If the world spends even a fraction of the predicted loss, it can reverse land degradation, which affects the poorest the most

Demonetisation 2.0: cash crunch hits farmers, again

More than creating financial crunch for upcoming sowing season, cash crunch is impacting the prices at which farmers are selling their produce

Doubling farmers’ income by 2022 a challenge: NABARD official

When most of the terms of trade are against farmers, doubling their income by 2022 will be a challenge unless we address the post-production issues

Strawberry fields aren't forever

Vertical farms, the successful marriage of agriculture with industry, are the farms of the future

Healthy soil is the real key to feeding the world

Conventional wisdom says we need industrial agriculture to feed the world. Not so, says the writer. Practices that focus on creating healthy soil …

Urban-rural links to ensure food security, benefit rural producers

Weak link between smallholders and urban consumers is the main hurdle in improving food security in both rural and urban areas in developing …

Tough choices have to be made for Africa to sustainably urbanise

With Africa approaching 50 per cent urbanisation, governments have to make hard choices for scale and type of investments they need to make

A herb from Garhwal

Locals may not pay much attention to Bhilmoda because of its abundance, but the herb has many traditional medicinal properties

Armyworms are wreaking havoc in southern Africa. Why it's a big deal

A combination of armyworms native to Africa and those normally found in the Americas are ravaging crops in sub-Saharan Africa

How currency ban negated the effects of a good monsoon

Agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan thinks that the timing of demonetisation is proving worse for farmers

Horn of Africa braces for hunger season

At present, about 12 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are in need of food assistance

More competitive agriculture sector in Africa critical for boosting rural economies

The 11th African Economic Conference witnessed three days of intensive discussions on how African countries can achieve agro-allied industrialisation

Promoting pulses can contribute to Sustainable Development Goals

One of the most extensively-used foods in the world, pulses are rich in fibre and are a great source of vitamins and minerals such as iron, zinc …

Africa development challenges are heavily under-researched

African leaders call for "critical interrogation" of the current challenges that the continent is facing