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Metals for food

Depleting groundwater sources compel farmers in Gujarat to use industrial effluents for irrigation

In Court

India won’t ease milk norms for US

US has to meet all seven criteria to export milk to India

The dollar-conscious producers

Two firms in Tamil Nadu show the way to exporting organically produced foodstuff.

Butterflies brought by tsunami threaten Andaman's ecology

17% of all food available at consumer levels was wasted in 2019, reveals Food Waste Index

Reducing food waste would also help improve food security, address climate change, save money and lower pressures on the environment  

Nutritional security could have made the fight against COVID-19 easier

This weak link between growth in income and nutritional outcomes requires the attention of policy makers

Climate resilient agriculture systems: The way ahead

Climate resilient agriculture practices can help reduce hunger and poverty in the face of climate change   

COVID-19: Food wastage on the rise

Lockdowns have led to hoarding and higher supply chain wastage

India to import 3 mln tonnes of pulses in 2020-21

Import could lower prices of domestic pulses, increasing losses to farmers

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Jharkhand’s community kitchens: Making a mockery of food security?

The state's Dal Bhat Yojana was meant to provide some food security to those struggling to make ends meet by providing them hygienic and …

Economic Survey 2018-19: Growth slowest in five years due to low food inflation

Agriculture sector contracted in fourth quarter; farmers produced less, spent less on consumption

Restaurants turn to indigenous foods for lucrative business

Serving local cuisines comes with major operational challenges too

A third of world’s children with stunting live in India: Report

The Global Nutrition Report outlines what the world consumes and how it’s affecting the health of children and adults

A lesser known rice bean that's healthier than most

Despite having immense nutritive and medicinal properties, the rice bean is a lesser-known pulse

Popeye would like this spinach

Tree spinach, or chayamansa, is nothing less than a superfood for humans as well as livestock

Here's why home-cooked food is healthier

Look no further than the plate you are served in 

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

With profit-making still at the top of the food industry agenda, we need more than consumer power alone to achieve a truly sustainable food system

Agriculture becomes casualty of Syrian war, incurs losses worth US$18 billion

Agriculture is a crucial safety net in the rural areas, and its loss may increase internal and external migration

Sustainable rice production key to food security

Though a staple crop in many countries, rice production is facing the impact of extreme weather events such as droughts and floods

Assuring tenure rights to pastoralists can ensure food security

Over 500 million people rely on livestock herding in rangelands. They move from one place to another in search of pasture and to avoid drought, …