Talking heads

Agriculture ministers from key African countries speak to Down To Earth on strategies to make Africa food-sufficient once again

First Food: Celebrating India's Food Biodiversity

Down to Earth collaborated with Chor Bizarre, an Indian restaurant chain, to celebrate an evening of traditional Indian food. Chef Rajiv Malhotra …

The hidden valley

Our photographer Vikas Choudhary captures the breathtaking landscape of Apatani valley nestled in the midst of wooded hills in Lower Subansiri …

Revival of Kadaknath: rare breed of black chicken from Madhya Pradesh

An almost extinct indigenous breed of poultry is improving the lives of farmers in drought-hit Jhabua

Uncultivated wisdom

India witnesses a revival of its uncultivated food culture through a boom in local food festivals

Agriculture, rural jobs, food subsidy need big boost

Will the drubbing it faced in Delhi election and the huge controversy over its land Bill make BJP reconsider its economic thrust areas?

Mapping Food

Online>> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1276177353/food-an-atlas-0

A bank to save the embarrassment of riches

Surplus food from hotels in the Capital is no longer thrown away: A non-profit organisation that started recently collects the food and …

Earth health

Clinically clean, gleamingly coloured, hermetically sealed fruits and vegetables face the challenge of organic food

On the dotted line

India's decision to ratify the Biosafety Protocol is meaningless unless domestic laws are tightened

With a pinch of salt

Fast food can be made less salty, finds research. But companies refuse to do so

Watch before you eat

Air pollution contributes to heavy metals in vegetables

Sikkim bans gutkha

It is the 13th state to do so after FSSAI issued a regulation last year

Dying for ration: Denied full benefits, 62-year-old widow eats a meal a day to survive

Around 80 households out of 250 denied PDS welfare in Baramsar

A token gesture for food security

Activists say the budget lays bare governmentÔÇÖs intentions over food security bill

Parties steal Congress show

BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh enacts its own food security law, non-Congress states to follow

Ban on futures trading to go

Just for that tangy taste

Soft drinks have added phosphates which accelerate ageing  

Over 30 million in 5 African countries may need food aid this year: Report

More than 55 million in 7 IGAD member states faced acute hunger in 2022 — an increase of 13 million from 2021

Eating right, for the environment: WWF’s diet chart to help curb climate change, biodiversity loss

Ahead of World Food Day, WWF outlines sustainable diet plan that's healthy for humans & environment alike  

Activists urge FSSAI to reconsider planned fortification of rice, oil

Instead of food fortification, the food regulator needed to promote organically grown, biodiverse food for people, ASHA said

COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural

Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to seize the moment and repurpose policies towards a food system that is resilient and …

New Consumer Protection Bill promises a much wider scope

The establishment of the Central Consumer Protection Authority empowered to take action against defaulters is the most novel feature of the Bill

Nepal’s civil society wants right to food to become fundamental right

Country is in the process of drafting a new Constitution and civil society organisations are demanding that food security be included in the text

Junk food sale in schools: FSSAI panel frames weak guidelines

'Draft guidelines submitted in Delhi High Court will not serve the purpose of saving children from junk food'