Price of seafood spikes in coastal Odisha due to annual two-month fishing ban

Odisha observes a two-month ban on trawling and mechanised fishing every year to help sea fish spawn

Famines: what 20th century food crises tell us about how to cope with the Ukraine fallout

Our success at navigating the first serious global challenge to food security in the 21st century will indicate how well equipped we are to …

Independent India @ 75: It has taken a lot to be food-secure

From begging other countries for food to overflowing grain stocks, it has been a long journey; however, the government must adopt environment-…

A third of global greenhouse gas emissions from food production: Study

The study draws from a new database that provides emission estimates from food production from 1990 to 2015

These 3 Cs can increase food insecurity in Africa, warn experts

There will be chronic hunger in the next 10 years if timely action is not taken, an expert said

Some 2.64 million Malawians face acute food insecurity between January and March: Report

Erratic weather patterns as well as job losses due to COVID-19 major factors behind shortages

Honey Fraud: A wrap of CSE study on adulteration

The biggest names in the Indian honey business are selling adulterated honey. Our health — as well as our beekeepers — are …

Good or bad? When it comes to food, it’s not that simple

Our ideas about the relationship of food with health and medicine are increasingly shaped by modern science.

COVID-19: How ‘Confarm’ is leading the way in Telangana

A unique initiative titled Consumer-Farmer Compact in the state is ensuring food availability and access in COVID-19 times   

Activists call out FSSAI for increasing permissible level of pesticides in Indian herbs, spices

Data for changing the permissible limit should have been provided, they say

The Honey Trap

Investigation into the business of adulteration of honey

How is the Global Hunger Index ranking calculated?

India ranks 107 out of 121 countries in GHI 2022; Centre accuses it of misinformation   

Dying for ration: Tribal beneficiaries of Jharkhand PDS don’t have salt, surviving on plain boiled rice

Ration cards for many cancelled; Landless villagers migrate to city for work

Most Central Asian countries have broken food safety control systems, finds paper

Severe food safety challenges in CAREC member countries; overlaps in mandates and institutional conflicts in China

Antimicrobial resistance: Madhya Pradesh’s action plan needs targeted and specific interventions

Antibiotics in food animals an essential environmental and public health issue

Acute malnutrition risking 30 million children’s lives: WHO

8 million children severely malnourished; UN agencies call for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable in 15 countries

COVID-19: The world scrambles for food

The Indian government announced a Rs 1.7-lakh crore package for the poor and needy

Central must connect all states to food scheme for robust PDS: Parliamentary Standing Committee

Only 15 states procure rice, 8 procure wheat as part of decentralised distribution scheme 

Hungry nation: 70% Indians cannot afford healthy diet

Rising food prices fuelled this upward trend, with the cost of a healthy diet increasing by 3.3% in 2020

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How poor regulation threatens aquaculture

There are no regulations or institutional setup for freshwater aquaculture

Africa’s green revolution initiative has faltered: Why other ways must be found

There has been a 25% increase from 2019 to 2020 in the number of severely undernourished people in the world

Fabulous Faba: Ancient super food set to stage a comeback

Food scientists are now trying to give this neglected ancient crop a makeover, given its high nutrition content

Investing in early warning, agrifood chains needed for resilient food systems: Report

Global food policy report calls for beyond short term fixes to build food systems that are more resilient

Half of all South Africans are overweight or obese. Warning labels on unhealthy foods help change that

Globally there’s been an increase in the availability and consumption of unhealthy food

Creative accounting, window dressing apart Centre's COVID-19 relief package 0.5% of GDP: Jean Drèze

The Centre announced a relief package recently and a few other interim measures after the 21-day nationwide lockdown to combat COVID-19 left …