Locust attack: Swarms pose most serious threat since 1993

Area measuring 370,000 hectares in Gujarat and Rajasthan affected

Carcinogen Aflatoxin detected in FSSAI milk survey samples

The highest rates of aflatoxin contamination were found in Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Nigeria first to approve Bt cowpea, Ghana may follow

Nigeria has to import cowpea to meet demand for its most important legume

Health in news on May 16

You may be drinking tiny pieces of plastic with bottled water

A study says that 93% of bottled water contains microplastics

Peru’s small-scale farmers need help to recover from damage triggered by coastal El Niño

About 7,000 farmers need help to restore their capacity to produce food, FAO states

Who is cooking our recipe books?

A subtle marketing drive is changing our food habits and we do not even know it

Good news for Indian farmers

In the absence of any National Crop Insurance Cover, there is no safety net for farmers

FAO and WHO joint body contradicts IARC’s finding on chemicals posing carcinogenic risk

WHO-FAO joint meeting finds some insecticides unlikely to pose carcinogenic risks

Organic Farmers' Market: A CSE initiative

Book says climate change will affect global food security and trade

In several regions of the world, water scarcity will reduce the capacity to grow crops

How about some baby crocs?

The fern adds flavour, nutrition to the food of Maharashtra’s tribals

A bill to secure food for the poor

A close look at the much-hyped National Food security Bill, 2013

Flower power

Beating the heat

UNITED NATIONS

STARVATION AMIDST PLENTY

Put on hold

GM mustard launch deferred

Stale concept

Proposed grain bank scheme not any different from the pilot project

Healing Afghanistan

The karez system could solve the country's water problems

Peru's war on 'biopiracy'

Farmers in Peru irate over US patents on 'natural viagra'

Fishy depictions

Exaggerated reporting about fish catches has painted a false picture of the oceans' health

New entrant

Nepal set to join WTO

The 1996 World Food Summit target

Of halving the world's undernourished by 2015 is ambitious. Here's why:

Long lives the drink

New technology facilitates commercialisation of coconut water