Fruitful find
Shelf-life of apples increased to eight months
It's official
India publishes its first report on impacts of climate change
Obstructing the flow
Wheat Bluff
Why everyone's critical of import
A peek into granny’s kitchen
Bajra delicacies and lessons on the nutritional importance of the millet
Can kimchi really help you lose weight? Hold your pickle. The evidence isn’t looking great
The evidence so far is very weak to support or recommend fermented foods for weight loss. These experimental studies have been short in length, …
Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
The longer we do nothing about population growth, the worse it gets
Benefits of milk: What can it do to your body?
Milk is very beneficial for our bodies and here are such five ways that milk can make our lives better
Tracing the history of farming across Africa gives clues to low production outputs
The focus must move from what the developed world dictates to what Africa needs. This requires countries developing production systems and …
Inflation is rising in Kenya: Here’s why, and how to fix it
Politicians eyeing Kenya’s 9 August polls have been offering solutions in exchange for votes
New evidence emerges on how Mayas fortified maize, built indoor toilets
Scientists find maize starch spherulites , a unique byproduct of nixtamalisation, as well as tapeworms at a Maya archaeological site
COVID-19: Poor hit as ration shops run out of grains in Chitrakoot
Several ration shops in MP, UP haven’t had wheat for weeks, claim residents
Economic Survey 2019-20: Coverage of food processing sector needs scaling up
Recommendation is backed by fact that schemes floated to help sector have not been implemented properly
Five points on food inflation and onions
Retail inflation hitting double digit being attributed to high food prices, but is it so?
NITI Ayog's SDG report flags huge worries about hunger, poverty in India
Poor show by 25 states on food security and malnutrition Sustainable Development Index 2019
Why I remember DN Jha as an exemplary food historian
His defining work was about a food item whose reality is markedly different from the narrative that has been built around it
Why guava is attractive for farmers & consumers alike
Used in street food, chutneys and perfumes, the climate-resistant fruit is a clear option for farmers
Do you need to wash rice before cooking? Here’s the science
Washing process has been shown to rinse up to 20% of the microplastics from uncooked rice
Exercise linked to higher pain tolerance: Study
People who regularly exercised had a higher pain tolerance compared with those who hardly exercised
Somalia drought: FAO asks for $131 million to aid relief efforts
FAO has appealed since April last year, but the response has not been at the levels needed
Fall Armyworm attack: 'It is the biggest pest attack ever'
The worm prefers maize, but its diet comprises up to 300 plant species, including vegetables and ornamental plants
How your Christmas turkey arrives already stuffed – with antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance in livestock farming will reduce the impact of the suite of pharmaceuticals we rely on for fighting human diseases
Environmental regulators key to curb antimicrobial resistance
The environmental contribution to the spread of antimicrobial resistance is yet to receive due attention at global and regional levels
Last line of antibiotics failing in Europe
Data from across the European Union shows that antibiotic resistance has increased for bacteria and antibiotics under surveillance
Champagne is deeply French – but the English invented the bubbles
The method for effervescence, strong glass bottles and the use of corks all came from England in the 17th century