Fighting a flawed WTO regime

India and G-33 are pushing for reform of the agriculture subsidy system but the US and EU have a different agenda for the upcoming Bali meet

Centre steps in to monitor food availability

Floods destroy standing crops; in July, hailstorm had damaged farms and orchards

The Bali myth of $1 trillion trade gains

Trade facilitation is a major imposition on developing countries with little likelihood of promised benefits

Prices rise, not hunger

People prefer to eat less nutritious food than go hungry, says FAO

Toxic harvest

Eating rice grown in arsenic-contaminated water can damage genes

Pollution-hit Tuticorin salt manufacturers worried by food safety act being implemented

Fly ash from thermal power plants in the area settles on the salt; affects quality

Whale of a Problem

Whale meat contains mercury and PCBs, says a new study

UN report identifies top ten food-borne parasites

Codex Committee may introduce new standards for global food trade in order to control the entry of these parasites into the food chain

'Social protection: a safety net for agricultural households'

In the run up to World Food Day on October 16, a Food and Agriculture Organization report focuses on the role of social protection in …

Children don’t even have energy to cry: Gaza Strip stares at famine as Israel blocks food access

Malnutrition in northern Gaza rose from 0.8% of children under 5 years before the conflict began to over 16% at present

Are north Indians eating wrong? New study shows imbalances & remedies

The average north Indian diet is high in salt and low in potassium, protein, increasing risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease &…

Climate-friendly beef? Argentina’s new certification could help reduce livestock emissions — if it’s done right

Certification will only work if consumers are willing to pay a higher price for carbon-neutral, or even just climate-friendly, meat and dairy products

Mahua liquor is witnessing a rebrand, but legal framework protecting tribal rights across India is needed

Tribal world is intertwined with mahua but it still suffers from false colonial notions of being a lowly toxic liquor

Drug ban saves vultures

Painkiller given to animals was killing the birds

Cool medicine

The age-old thandai keeps energy levels high and fever and acidity at bay

Only allocated rice in rations, people sell it to buy expensive wheat

Wheat prices have shot up in the market following a reduced production this year 

Are new draft rules on antibiotics in poultry enough?

Antibiotic misuse in all poultry birds and livestock must be urgently addressed

Will India’s new agricultural export policy work?

Food grain buffers exceed need, global prices remain depressed

Bird flu spreads in West Africa; FAO alerts governments

Cameroon has already incurred a loss of $20 million due to the outbreak

Basmati rice exporters demand government support to improve exports

International prices of basmati have been declining over the last two years

Africa’s vultures dwindling, says study

Raptors diminishing across continent due to a number of reasons

About 100 districts have suffered drought conditions for 15 years

Continuous erratic weather is making states more vulnerable

Bitter sugar

Sugarcane farmers are the losers as Uttar Pradesh government, mill owners strike a deal

Rice that binds

Checking a menace

A virus is being used to destroypests that damage the chickpea crop