SNIPPETS

Stop passing the buck

Price of food inflation

In near future the impact of high food price will show in terms of more malnourished

Seafood ban

Pakistan exporters suffer

Can organic farming ensure food security?

Toxic contamination in Russia's Neva river

Finally, microorganisms and pollinators receive much needed support: Technical working group formed by FAO

19th session of Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture held July 17-21, 2023 in Rome to decide on the agenda for next two years

Millets in PDS a game changer for combating malnutrition, climate change

Subsidised cereals distributed under PDS have increased the consumption of excessive starch instead of pulses, legumes, vegetables, nuts and milk,…

Locust attack: Nine Odisha districts under alert, officials asked to keep vigil

The government has started control rooms at state- and district- levels to ward off locusts  

Today's breakfast: DDT

A significant proportion of food products in India, especially infant food products, has been found to be contaminated by poisonous substances

WFP cuts ration to Mozambique

The M in IMA

India gains support for its stand against WTO at food security meet in Rome

India presents its case on potential damage posed by WTO’s trade facilitation agreement; civil society groups support India

Supreme Court notice to food authority on checking supply of adulterated milk

Petition  seeks comprehensive policy on production, supply and sale of healthy, hygienic and natural milk

Fast-developing nations still home to half of world’s hungry and malnourished people: report

Study also stresses on positive impact of sanitation on nutrition status of children

Assam on a platter

Spoilt for choice

Are cheap food prices reason to cheer?

What the biofuel goldrush means for food security

Villagers take on polluting plant

Uranium in food, water in Bathinda

Experts give them a miss

Pesticides linked to neuro-disorder

Chemicals in food may trigger attention deficit hyperactivity   

Locust attack: 40 of MP’s 55 districts hit

Temporary control camps, continuous spray of insecticides are among measures taken to control locust attack

Save and Grow: a guide to sustainable cereal production

The technique focuses on conservation agriculture, maintaining soil health, selecting crops with higher yield potential and greater resistance to …

'Failing to support GM crops single most damaging element for growth'

The European Association for Bio-Industries (EuropaBio) says the decision by 16 EU nations to opt out of GMO crop cultivation has taken away the …