Fear of food grain crisis due to open procurement; increasing MSP coverage the solution, say experts

Buffer stock of wheat and rice in Food Corporation of India godowns double the normal 

UN-backed summit pledges to save oceans, promote 'blue growth', food security

Improved governance, eliminitaion of harmful subsidies on fishing, sharing of knowledge and solutions through information technology are a few …

African ministers of agriculture call for affordable fertiliser access to boost food security

Experts noted significant disparities in fertiliser use across Africa at soil health summit

Underrated green

Kohlrabi is a healthy but little used member of the cabbage family

Understanding the recent tomato price spike: What lies ahead?

Before this, record-high prices were observed in July and August 2023

Simply put: Log on for mid-day meal

Rumoured forbidden: It’s time to banish fears around ‘Khesari Dal’ and relish the nutritious legume 

Grass pea, linked to lathyrism in British India, could provide food security when conventional crops are failing due to climate change

Simply Put: Childhood diabetes

Less than half of hunger funding needs met, says report

Countries experiencing the worst hunger crisis received less hunger funding

The importance (and baggage) of ghee

The social standing of ghee is heavier than the health one

Most number of people in need of aid in Ethiopia, Yemen, DRC & Afghanistan in 2021

Need for humanitarian aid reached an all-time high during January 2018-December 2021

Is eastern Africa’s drought the worst in recent history? And are worse yet to come?

Human-induced warming has raised the temperature of the western Pacific Ocean

How poverty and violence are linked with anxiety in young South Africans

More than 8% reported anxiety disorder in the past year in South Africa

Simply put: What’s cooking in lockdown

Pulses production in 2019-20 will reduce due to erratic monsoon: IPGA

Trade body also demands of removal of import restriction and quota on green peas

Simply put: Strike of the fall armyworm

Over the next decade, demand for cereals to grow only in low-income regions

Per capita meat consumption will grow most strongly in the developed world

Taste the tangy

A little-known ingredient from Kerala, kodampuli, is full of medicinal properties

Climate change may cause 160,000 deaths in India every year by 2050

Impact on food supply could be one of the most important consequences of climate change

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Safe storage

Using a little turmeric powder mixed with rice can protect the stored grain from pests

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