A year of hunger: How the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening climate-linked food shortages

Many low-income nations who are net food importers are bracing for a year of hunger

Climate change: Food production in Africa’s Sudano-Sahelian Zone under threat, finds study

The Sudano-Sahelian Zone in Africa is the most vulnerable to climate change

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

If farmers earned better returns, with cheaper input costs, then production could be a multiple of the current levels

World is not doing enough to end hunger by 2030: UN

Food inflation on unprecedented rise triggered by COVID-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war  

Food crisis: Food-insecure population doubled in 2 years, says UN Secretary-General

Agencies call upon countries to increase food production and not to stop export as the Russia-Ukraine war rages on  

One Nation One Ration Card: Good intention but implementation may be difficult

The nature, price and quantity of items supplied through the public distribution system varies from state to state

What Gandhi teaches the millennials on food and fitness

The cornerstone of Mahatma Gandhi’s attitude towards food was simplicity; food for him was energy and medicine

Food fudge: A graphical guide on attempts to dilute nutritional thresholds

A working group of FSSAI prepared thresholds for fat, sugar and salt this year. Here is what is wrong with them 

UN Food Systems Summit: Sanctioning the status quo

The Summit fails to meet the basic conditions for good governance: Meaningful participation, transparency and accountability

Supreme Court notice to Centre, states on honey adulteration plea based on CSE probe

CSE probe last year, brought to you by Down To Earth, exposed how Indian honey brands have been taking consumers for a ride

17% of all food available at consumer levels was wasted in 2019, reveals Food Waste Index

Reducing food waste would also help improve food security, address climate change, save money and lower pressures on the environment  

Climate resilient agriculture systems: The way ahead

Climate resilient agriculture practices can help reduce hunger and poverty in the face of climate change   

Nutritional security could have made the fight against COVID-19 easier

This weak link between growth in income and nutritional outcomes requires the attention of policy makers

Dying for ration: No health aid for those without PDS cards

Ground report from Jharkhand villages shows many pending applications; Rejected applicants told quota for beneficiaries full

Simply Put: Gender gaps in food

Food labelling: Why you are not aware of what you eat

A 3-part series which reveals that not only does India not have a clear labelling system to warn consumers about harmful levels of fat, sugar and …

The science behind the art of cooking

Cooking is an art, most would say. However, at its root, cooking is a form of chemical engineering, writes Krish Ashok in his recent book, Masala …

COVID-19: Food waste during pandemic can worsen climate emergency

The median amount of food waste per capita in large developed economies is significantly higher than in large developing economies

DTE Impact: 70-year-old supporting mentally-ill daughter, disabled son-in-law to get her dream cowshed

District collector sanctions Rs 2 lakh, plot of land on lease for family among other benefits

Simply Put: Ration denied

Africa needs diversified green funds to plug climate adaptation finance gap of $41.3 billion: Report

Climate change may lead to an equivalent annual GDP loss of 10-20% in Africa by 2100

Thousands may face starvation from February to May in ‘hunger hotspots‘: UN agencies

Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen are on the highest alert

Wheat, rice lost in transit in last 4 years could have fed 82.30 million Indians for a month

The transit foodgrain losses in the period amounted to Rs 1,109.82 crore

Recycled food waste may be contaminated with pharma residues but mushroom cultivation may come to rescue

Biogas digestate from food waste had nearly as many pharmaceutical residues as digestate from sewage sludge, new study shows

Independent India @ 75: It has taken a lot to be food-secure

From begging other countries for food to overflowing grain stocks, it has been a long journey; however, the government must adopt environment-…