Tender ones at risk
Children face increasing threat from garden pesticides
Posterity at peril
Confessions of a fast food junkie
Book>> Stuffed and Starved by Raj Patel Harper Collins Delhi 2008
Not ready to till
Towards zero hunger in Africa: 5 steps to achieve food security
Without transformative change like the Asian Green Revolution, African food systems will continue to impede human development
An Adivasi’s demise brings forward the outrageous gaps in India’s food security
Denied dignity in both life and death, a tribal man from Bengal is now receiving the blame for his own death
Honey Fraud: Our response to statements from Dabur, Patanjali
On December 2, 2020, Delhi-based nonprofit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down To Earth released findings on the nefarious business …
Odisha tops first-ever NFSA state ranking index
NFSA’s implementation through TPDS has not been uniform in the country, according to Centre
Alien pest invades farmlands in Africa, destroys crops in more than 10 countries
Unlike the native pest, the fall armyworm from the Americas is harder to detect and eradicate
Fall Armyworm attack: Desperation pushes Kenya farmers to danger
Overall, 43 of 47 counties in Kenya reported the presence of FAW, indicating that about 80 per cent of Kenya’s crops-producing landmass was …
The rise and rise of the fast food industry
Portion size to calorie intake, study sheds light on how fast food is causing various lifestyle diseases
FSSAI launches awareness drive on trans fats
Impact of trans fats on human health in India is increasing and awareness about them is vital if they are to be eliminated altogether, says FSSAI head
India is consuming banned GM food owing to lack of regulations
Genetically modified food items are flooding Indian markets with seemingly no trouble at all
Is the government marketing millets right?
India requires policy changes to make millets an effective tool against malnutrition
How to make Africa food self-sufficient, again?
Africa is the only continent that imports more food than it produces. With ground reports from 10 African countries, Down To Earth's editorial …
We can’t afford to lose farmers
It is time we talked about the real cost of our food, about how to benefit the farmers who grow our food
126 ‘land deals’ backfired; most of them in Africa: GRAIN report
The failed investments involved acquisition of agricultural lands ranging from 1,000 hectares to 1.5 million hectares.
Exploiting Asia's biodiversity can ensure food security, end hunger
Biodiversity for food and agriculture is among the Earth’s most important resources
Sale of antimicrobials for food animals on a rise in US: FDA
USFDA data on the sale and distribution of medically important antimicrobials for food-producing animals shows an increase of 20 per cent from …
A fruit for all seasons
Wild mango is not just part of the daily diet of tribal people in Odisha, it also helps them survive the lean season
India needs more representative national food waste studies, says latest UN report
Food waste can be halved through concerted, collaborative effort, advises UN analysis
You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment: Two truths about nutrition amid plenty of half-truths
You Are What You Eat was guilty of cherry-picking statistics that project vegan diets to be the healthier alternative for people of all age …
Book Excerpt: Forgotten Foods: Memories and Recipes from Muslim South Asia
In Forgotten Foods, historians, literary scholars, plant scientists, heritage practitioners, writers and chefs come together to document …
Failure to study climate change impact on wild foods can show on global health indicators
Climate change is set to take the benefits of eating good food away from us
Simply Put: War fuels hunger