Russo-Ukrainian Conflict: Is the Kremlin using food as a weapon of war
There is growing belief that Russia is doing so, given its exit from the Black Sea grain deal and targeted attacks on food supplies in Ukraine
A political thought for food
Global parliamentarians are forming a multilateral body to reform the agrifood system
Why we need to look beyond the farm to achieve sustainability in agri-food systems
Time is ripe to start focusing on the whole agricultural value chain to tackle the three-fold challenges of rural livelihoods, climate adaptation …
Meet the woman who preserves over 90 endangered varieties of grains, pulses and oilseeds
Lakshmiamma from Zaheerabad district of Telangana can name each of the 92 varieties she has grown on two acres of land and can also elaborate how …
Here is why you should plant babool
The tree can grow well on degraded land, can survive droughts and floods, and has numerous medicinal properties
What’s on our plate: The goodness of consuming native Indian vegetables
Bitter gourd, rich in vitamins A and C, iron, phosphorous and carbohydrates, needs to be re-introduced on our dinner plates
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
Experts discuss changing landscape of finance in agriculture at Bonn talks
There is a growing recognition of investing more in agriculture-related adaptation activities, they feel
Several African countries in need of food assistance
Drought associated with El Nino has affected agriculture prospects in Southern Africa
Drought-ravaged Ethiopia
El Niño has caused massive crop failure, reduced livestock and pushed millions of people in Ethiopia into food insecurity
Return of the blight?
A new aggressive strain ofpotato blight has started spreading in Europe and threatens crops across the world
SNIPPETS
Stop passing the buck
Price of food inflation
In near future the impact of high food price will show in terms of more malnourished
Seafood ban
Pakistan exporters suffer
Can organic farming ensure food security?
Toxic contamination in Russia's Neva river
Millets in PDS a game changer for combating malnutrition, climate change
Subsidised cereals distributed under PDS have increased the consumption of excessive starch instead of pulses, legumes, vegetables, nuts and milk,…
Locust attack: Nine Odisha districts under alert, officials asked to keep vigil
The government has started control rooms at state- and district- levels to ward off locusts