Prime Minister’s Logic

Crackdown: Egg seizures at US-Mexico border go up 300%

Median cost of a dozen eggs in the US was $4.25 in January 2023 — over twice what it was a year ago

Need to make agri-food systems resilient to address food security: SOFA 2021

Food costs could increase for up to 845 million people if a disruption to critical transport links were to occur, SOFA 2021 flagged

Ban on junk food in plastic bags

Himachal court tells state to stop sale of non-essential items in non-biodegradable packs

Peacock isn't a pest...

...but chemical pesticides don't discriminate; 77 national birds die after eating sprayed grains

FAO publishes first national report on AMR surveillance in India’s fisheries, livestock sectors

Data generated on AMR trends will be helpful to inform policy and decision making for AMR containment

Explained: How is ‘below normal’ monsoon 2023 impacting India’s economy

Deficit of 6% in the country overall; about 31% of India received less than normal rainfall

CSE gives FSSAI information about its probe into honey adulteration

Urges food regulator to take quick action against nefarious business

New global agriculture census round to kick off in 2016

Agriculture censuses help to boost rural development and improve food security

Fruits of poison

Fruits and vegetables in Pakistan are laced with pesticides

Poisoned food

People in Pakistan are consuming vegetables contaminated with heavy metals, says a study

Prized tag

Threat in the treat

Dubious diet

Chocolate caution!

Malaysia

Tainted meat

How did COVID-19 pandemic pan out for India’s farmers? Check out these 8 charts

43% respondents were ‘worried about the food’, 21% ate ‘less than usual’, 14% skipped meals completely, while 5% went &…

Global food emissions alone can push warming beyond 1.5°C

Around 80% of future warming from food consumption will be from meat, rice and dairy products

Virus-only diet? Meet a hungry organism that thrives on them

Researchers stumble across plankton that considers viruses to be more like a snack than danger

Horn of Africa: 20 million children at risk of disease, thirst, starvation, says UNICEF

Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in more than 40 years

Over 90 million excluded from PDS entitlement: Report

Many states still skip including vulnerable groups as automatic beneficiaries  

This World Health Day (and everyday) eat right, for the planet

Our food practices put a heavy burden of carbon emissions on the Earth. A change in diet is needed, but it won’t come easy

Why did the Maya civilisation collapse? We don’t know yet, but drought was likely not the cause: Study

The Maya people could have turned to chaya and cassava to meet their carbohydrates and protein needs

Blue foods have potential to become more sustainable: Research

Most aquaculture systems have not achieved the levels of efficiency seen in terrestrial food production systems