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

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

Checking a menace

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

Colour of death

Food for thought

DROPSY CASE

Back to basics

Maize trouble

Hot clime to effect the crop

Farm reform

Open markets, land on lease

Climate impacts in Angola: Green harvests to be slightly below average, shows analysis

The late and varied pattern of rain is negatively affecting crop growth in Angola, report notes

UN Secretary-General urges urgent action to address deadly nexus of climate, hunger and conflict

Guterres warned of a looming resurgence of food inflation globally as droughts disrupt critical supply routes like the Panama Canal

From restoring forests to river basins, seven conservation initiatives across continents recognised by UN

Award makes the projects eligible for technical and financial support from United Nations

Climate change, war disrupting global trade in 3 key sea lanes of Black Sea, Red Sea & Panama Canal: UNCTAD

UN body warns that prolonged interruptions, particularly in container shipping, poses a direct threat to global supply chains  

Activists call Gujarat collector’s order transferring ration cards from Dalit dealer’s shop discriminatory

Patan District Collector shifted the ration cards of all 436 households in Kanosan to the neighbouring Edla FPS following an alleged social …

Meat, eggs & milk can contribute significantly to meet global nutrition targets: FAO 

Terrestrial animal source food can also help address low birth weight, anaemia in women of reproductive age & overweight among children …

Starvation deaths in Odisha: Here are some recommendations to address it

Most of the government’s social security and safety nets have failed miserably to address the immediate needs of the starving population