Biblical proportions

War in Sudan enters its breadbasket, threatens to worsen hunger, malnutrition

A third of Sudanese in need of emergency food aid; country faces the greatest displacement crisis in history

Easy access, longer shelf life, promotion: ICRISAT finds reasons why rural India shifted to sugars & carbs

Healthy fruits, cereals & vegetables are also becoming difficult to source, finds research

India’s ultra food-processing sector growing: WHO calls for nutrient-based tax model

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India needs to clearly define high fat sugar salt food, scientists recommend

These new sorghum varieties might help sub-Saharan Africa meet nutritional needs

Sorghum is a significant crop cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa, with 300 million people depending on it

Fruit flies develop specific defences against common bacteria; may explain human susceptibility to infections

Bacteria in their food and environment mould the immune systems of fruit flies, notes study

The fifth element: Why radhuni needs to be mainstreamed

Wild celery is specific to Bengali cuisine and is usually consumed as part of panch phoron

Niger is Africa’s fastest growing country — how to feed 25 million more people in 30 years

Reducing population growth rate and investments in women’s education & labour force participation among other steps needed

Healthy start: This Delhi entrepreneur makes complementary foods for babies using millets, traditional recipes 

There is no sugar, milk powder or preservatives in the products manufactured by Arvind Singh’s company

As told to Parliament (December 7, 2022): 71% Indians can’t afford nutritious food, member of Parliament cites DTE report

More than 1.7 million people die every year due to diseases caused by poor diet, DTE reported

WHO launches new strategy to tackle antimalarial drug resistance in Africa

Some 96% malaria infections and fatalities worldwide in 2020 were from sub-Saharan Africa

Over half the antibiotic formulations India used in 2019 were unapproved

Despite being the largest antibiotic consumer in absolute volume globally, India lacks a formal system of antibiotic use surveillance

Agrifood companies’ efforts to become carbon neutral uneven, says report

Both, farmers and agribusinesses face barriers to carbon neutrality; also, consumers are often unwilling to pay a premium for carbon-neutral …

A history of Easter feasts and why the English breakfast might be medieval

Medieval European history gives us an idea as to how modern Easter feasts in Western culture may have evolved

Global Leaders Group call for action to tackle antimicrobial waste

Discharge management from food systems, manufacturing facilities and human health systems into the environment is key, says document  

Nearly 51 million internally displaced in 33 countries in first half of 2021: UN

The lethal mix of conflict, COVID-19, poverty, food insecurity and climate emergency has compounded humanitarian plight of the displaced, flags …

Climate crisis: Madagascar drought worsens

Women, children have to walk for hours to get to food distribution points; families living on raw red cactus fruits, wild leaves and locusts&…

Dilli’s dalchawal politics: The taste of power

The unabashed one-upmanship indulged by key players has made even the prospect of a joint activity a painful chore.

Sub-Saharan Africa’s food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Widespread job losses led to rise in food insecurity, most pronounced in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Uganda and Malawi

The other side of climate friendly foods

Efforts to change diets and reduce global warming has pitfalls  

Good food: Enjoy nutritious ‘Annakut ki sabji’ this festive season

The medley of vegetables prepared on Govardhan Puja, is an example of how festival food in India always had inbuilt systems to protect and …

Book Digest: Mapping immigration as hope, chasing world-class urbanism and more

From accounts of urban history to state of Indian agriculture, DTE tracks new, contemporary books on environment and development from leading …

What is Panama disease? Are bananas at risk?

The disease and conditions regarding its spread show that depending on monoculture crops is not sustainable for our food and nutritional security

‘Chinese food is so entrenched in our lives; COVID-19 can’t change that’

Down To Earth talks to Miranda Brown, historian of premodern Chinese food and medicine and University of Michigan professor, about Chinese …

FDA approves marketing of 8 smokeless tobacco products in US

Using General Snus instead of tobacco cigarettes can cut risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and chronic …