2014 is International Year of Family Farming

Smallholder farming which is the predominant form of agriculture in the food production sector faces various challenges at governance and …

Iraq's favourable harvest of little help in warding off food security threat

Two administrative divisions, most affected in the current conflict, on average contribute nearly a third of Iraq’s wheat production and …

'Global cooperation needed to reduce food insecurity in Iraq'

About 2 million Iraqis are now displaced within the country because of the current crisis brought on by ISIS militants, the Syrian conflicts and …

Flower of wellness

Medicinal properties of endangered dhawai phool are recognised in Ayurveda and modern medicine

Poor health to food insecurity

Not only low income levels, but also adults suffering from chronic diseases adversely impact a household’s food security

Eat it bland, eat it pickled

Stubborn weed selni was once a favourite among central India farmers for its cooling effect

Orissa faces acute food insecurity

It is well known that farmers of Orissa are not the 'privileged ones'. What is not known, albeit, is the fact that their plight is all set to …

Divided over royalty

Should states or private seed companies  regulate price of Bt cotton seed?  

IN SHORT

India bans export of non-basmati rice

Pricing food in poor India

India downplays scare over stem rust threat to wheat crops from Uganda

Agriculture Don't fix is the government's fix

Turkmenistan dismisses five governors over food shortage unrest

Science & Technology - Briefs

GM or organic: The choice before African nations

An African Development Bank report pushes for GM technologies for achieving food security, while some African nations are showing the way with …

India growth story marred by disturbing inequity

68th Round of NSSO makes it amply clear that the wave of economic growth has not percolated down from the 0.003 per cent of population of ruling …

Experts slam trial for new Bt brinjal variety, cite regulatory lapses

The Event 142 variety of genetically modified brinjal was quietly approved for field trials without any data in the public domain, claim experts

Exploitation, brutality and misery: How the opium trade shaped the modern world

The opium trade that impoverished and crippled India also financed and helped forge the modern state

Climate change can trigger inflation in near future — study shows alarming impact

In a high GHG emissions scenario, by 2035, India will likely see food prices shoot up by close to 2% on an yearly basis

Analysing climate-induced productivity growth in Indian agriculture

State-specific policy initiatives that allow each state’s agricultural production to reach its full potential are more likely to succeed …

New, more palatable medicine promotes gut bacteria to prevent all food allergies

Treatment has been successfully tested in mice

No health warnings on iron fortified rice: SC directs govt to respond in 4 weeks

Consuming iron can lead to adverse outcomes like organ failure for thalassemia, sickle cell disease patients

COVID-19: India gets first tranche of 5 lakh antibody rapid test kits

New kits to be used for surveillance, not diagnosis

Global civil society organisations support India’s stand at WTO

Support comes just before WTO’s Nairobi meet in December