Vanishing breeds

While debating the ways to attain global food security, national governments ignore the most pertinent issue: rapidly disappearing agro-biodiversity

Skeletons in the closet

South Africa's racist regime was developing high-tech gizmos to eliminate unsuspecting black activists

Letters

EU approves stevia extract as sweetener

Safety tests prove steviol glycosides have no adverse health impacts

Ramadoss does a turnaround on cola controversy

Street food vendors threatened after court ruling

Russia bans rice imports from India claiming pesticide contamination

Creating indomitable superbugs

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat

Journey across the Global South: Sharing and exchanging sustainable development solutions

Despite progress, developing countries face a wide range of challenges and experiences that span areas such as economic growth, environmental and …

More than 19 mln people can face food insecurity in west, central Africa: Report

People more likely to die of starvation caused by the economic fallout of COVID-19 pandemic than the disease itself, says the report

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

'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 …

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

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

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