Low food inflation is bad news for farmers

Prices of some vegetables plummeted by 60 per cent between July 2016 and April 2017, further aggravating agrarian crisis

World Health Assembly recognises key strategies to tackle childhood obesity

These include regulation on marketing of unhealthy foods, nutrition labelling, taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages and reduction in obesogenic …

Delightful appearance

For tribal people, the thrill of food lies in the knowledge and awareness about picking the right food at the right time

Extreme hunger in South Sudan pushes locals to gather food for survival

Households are now surviving by gathering food, as they are unable to grow their own or earn money to buy any

Economic Survey pegs real GDP growth at 6.75-7.5 per cent for 2017-18

The survey said that India’s exports are recovering, buoyed by increased global economic activity

Is government manipulating agriculture data?

Government’s policy decisions and ground reports are in conflict with official data on sowing, production and agriculture insurance

Root unearthed

Gandrayani is a root used widely in Uttarakhand to enhance the flavour of dishes. But there is hardly any research on the health benefits of this …

Antimicrobial resistance increasing yet data remains sparse

Data on some animal-sourced foods, associated with a growing number of food-borne illness outbreaks, was limited   

To strengthen climate action, women should be recognised as agents of change

Women should be at the heart of efforts to device and deploy lasting solutions to adapt to a changing climate

Transformation in agriculture needed to cope with climate change

A FAO report points out that a “business as usual” scenario can increase the number of poor by between 35 and 122 million by 2030 …

FAO chief wants effective implementation of treaty to combat illegal fishing

Each year, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is responsible for annual catches of up to 26 million tonnes with a value of up to $ US 23 …

Harvesting ambient energy with fish scales

Researchers say that the technology has enormous potential in electronic gadgets and health-care monitoring

In Karnataka, 258 cows may be culled to prevent spread of disease

Brucellosis, also known as ‘contagious abortion', is an infection transmitted from animals to humans

Climate change threatens food security in Latin America and the Caribbean

In Central America, the north-east part of Brazil and some areas in the Andean region, temperatures would increase and reduction in precipitation …

Women play vital role in agrifood systems across Latin America and the Caribbean

In most rural households, women play a definitive role in agriculture and other allied activities. Thus, including women under the social …

Cigarette butts cause heavy metals to enter food chain, says study

Almost 4.95 trillion cigarette butts are littered annually and many of these find their way into the ocean

Conflicts, drought push up food needs

The number of nations in need of food aid increased to 37 from 34 in March this year. Papua New Guinea, Haiti and Nigeria have entered the list …

Mustard oil blending banned: How 30 years of regulation affected health, farmer profits

The dropsy epidemic of 1999 led the Union government to allow blending of mustard oil to increase nutritional quality. But it impacted the …

WHO sets global benchmarks for salt

The WHO considered national targets from 41 countries to set salt benchmarks; No country from WHO-South East Asia region, including, India, …

German scientists decode adhesive properties of pollen

The findings may one day aid people suffering with pollen allergy as well as help develop alternative strategies for agriculture and food …

Sugar mills owe cane farmers Rs 18,143 crore

Food minister Paswan’s information to Parliament dates some dues back to 2017-18 season

Scientists unravel fungus responsible for Sheath Blight disease in rice

Researchers have identified several genes and gene families in the strain that might account for their disease aggressiveness

India in danger zone as locusts breed 400 times than usual

Attacks by desert locusts are threatening India, Iran and Pakistan, as well as the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region

COVID-19: Thousands pushed to starvation due to faulty biometric system in Bihar

Poor, elderly not able to match fingerprints on system, not getting food grain as a result

Combating fall armyworm attack amid confluence of challenges in Africa

The fall armyworm menace cost African farmers 40 per cent of their harvest in 2018. Amid COVID-19 spread, controlling the pest has become …