Organic farming will suffer a setback without certification, availability of breeder seeds
Although seed saving is a profitable enterprise, it’s the government’s responsibility to produce seeds and distribute them among …
Indian scientists convert wild legume into edible dal
A recent research shows it is possible to knock off genes that are responsible for the production of a class of anti-nutrients that make the …
At death's door
Around three million people are estimated to be severely food-insecure in north-eastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia. The writer looks at the …
We must explore India’s forgotten recipes, switch to good food culture: experts
In an era of convenience food and TV dinner, it’s a challenge to rediscover our traditional foods
Not a promissory note
Demonetisation casts a long shadow over the rural economy
Recent violence may worsen food crisis in South Sudan
As per a recent assessment by the UN, over 4.8 million people are severely food insecure in the country
Punjab bans sale of junk food in schools
Private schools have been asked to declare that junk food is not sold in their premises. Manipur, Orissa, Chandigarh and Madhya Pradesh have …
Drones help farmers in the Philippines tackle climate disasters
About 25 FAO and government technical experts will be deployed across the archipelago to support the mission
Central African Republic in grip of food crisis
Cereal production and livestock reaing have been affected to a great extent
UN predicts fall in world’s food import bill to a five-year low
International food prices are likely to stay under downward pressure due to large supplies, low freight rates and a strong US dollar
Nearly 1 million people to face hunger by March in West Africa
Border closures, quarantines, hunting bans and other restrictions caused by Ebola outbreak are seriously hindering people's access to food
Faster and sharper
Peptide-based biosensor can detect food contamination by Salmonella in minutes
Sanitiser's germ-free gimmick
Dish soap, detergent, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorants, facial tissues and antiseptics—they all kill germs. Rolf Halden, professor at …
Put to test
Www.organicconsumers.org/
Yet another hypothesis to explain decline in vulture population
Another theory has implicated a commonly used veterinary medicine for the large-scale disappearance of vultures from the Indian sub-continent. …
Killing spree
Slow off the mark
Discussions begin on norms for soft drinks, but urgency lacking
The net is cast on agriculture
Aquaculture on the rise
Book One Valley and A Thousand Dams, Nationalism and Development
Book>> Daniel Klingensmith, 'One Valley and a Thousand' Dams, Nationalism and Development Oxford University Press New Delhi 2007
Food as carrot
In a world where corporate gains feed on hunger and poverty, could food be a human right?
Why people want to be poor
Crisis in Chhattisgarh over implementation of food security law has crucial lessons for India's public distribution system
The colour of chilli
FRANCE may have rejected consignments of chilli powder from India because a banned carcinogenic colouring matter -- Sudan red 1 -- was detected. …
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