CAG assesses performance of ministries
The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India had submitted 16 performance reports on various sectors to the Finance Ministry and they were tabled …
Report bats for inclusion of insects as part of sustainable diet in future
The general attitude towards consumption of insects by humans is negative as insects are perceived as unclean and vectors of diseases
'New GMO directive provides necessary legal framework to complex issue'
The European Commission says that with the directive, it has listened to the concerns of many European citizens, reflected in the positions …
Pest warning
Climate change is influencing migratory patterns and evolution in pests, threatening our food basket
Forests could help eliminate global hunger, says report
Tree foods are often rich in vitamins, proteins and other vital nutrients. They can provide a diverse diet to people worldwide
Famine creeps in on Africa while the world’s media looks elsewhere
The western media's focus on events at home like the US elections and the UK Brexit referendum has come at the expense of reporting on the famine …
US government bodies inadequate in tracking antibiotic resistance: report
A government agency analysed information gathered by other departments and found limited data
Rice for kings
Black rice is indigenous to the Northeast, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. In Manipur, it is considered food as well as part of traditional …
`Indian cuisine is rediscovering itself'
Ethnic Indian food is reinventing itself, says Colleen Taylor Sen, considered to be one of the leading historians on Indian and South Asian food. …
Digitising agriculture in face of climate change
Extreme weather and changing geography threatened food security and livelihood in Africa and Asia this year. Digitising agriculture has become a …
First-of-its-kind policy initiative on nutrition and diet launched in Delhi
The total health burden arising from poor diet exceeds the combined burden of unsafe sex, alcohol, drug and tobacco use
Diet to save: Our food system is fuelling climate change; are we ready to switch to a new diet?
A growing body of scientific evidence suggests our dietary habits are putting way too much pressure on the environment
International Day of Rural Women: It’s time we recognise their lives and livelihood
Rural women are active agents of socio-economic change. As we celebrate the day on October 15, there is a need to pull them out of the …
Nobel Peace Prize spotlights the links between hunger and conflict
About 1 in 9 persons worldwide don’t get to eat enough, suffering food insecurity, or not having consistent access to the right foods to …
Reaping benefits of integrated farming in Zambia
A woman farmer in Chongwe district of Zambia lifted herself out of poverty through integrated and diversified farming
Period of high agricultural commodity prices most likely over
The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook says that with rising incomes, especially in the emerging economies, demand for meat, fish and poultry will grow
Drought-hit Zimbabwe plans to trade in wildlife
The country is reeling under a severe drought and over four million people need food-aid
More evidence of rampant use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in poultry farms in the country
India has started to address the misuse of antimicrobials in food animals, but needs to do much more
After causing food crisis in Africa, worms attack Karnataka’s maize crop
It's a reason to worry because this caterpillar can also destroy crops like rice, cotton and sugarcane
US to regulate use of antibiotics in bees
As per new FDA rules, beekeepers can get antibiotics only after they are prescribed by a veterinarian
Urgent funds required to help 385,000 people in Nigeria
Three consecutive planting seasons have been lost due to conflicts in northeastern part of the country
European Medicines Agency asks EU to decrease use of antibiotic colistin
The update comes after a new mechanism of resistance to the bacteria was found in pigs and humans samples
People in Southern Africa need support to produce food
Farmers must plant by October and failure to do so will result in another reduced harvest in March 2017
New tax regime under GST discourages aerated beverage consumption
Under GST regime, aerated beverages will attract a total tax of 40 per cent, which is likely to increase prices
Food and dissent
Sunita Narain's response to the comments on her previous editorial "Why I would not advocate vegetarianism"