Central African Republic in grip of food crisis
Cereal production and livestock reaing have been affected to a great extent
Faster and sharper
Peptide-based biosensor can detect food contamination by Salmonella in minutes
Put to test
Food as carrot
In a world where corporate gains feed on hunger and poverty, could food be a human right?
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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
Silent famine: Has India weakened its own nutritional security?
A study led by Indian Council of Agricultural Research scientists has found the grains that we eat have lost food value; instead they are …
What did the last IPCC report say
Before IPCC releases the special report on global warming, take a look at how the panel has warned us before
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. …
SDG Summit 2023: World needs investment of over $6 trillion to transform food systems, end hunger by 2030
Estimates for transforming food systems are among key findings of new UNCTAD analysis on cost of achieving sustainable development targets from …
Call to action: Pest control actors should join hands to curtail harmful impact of rodents on India’s food production
Ecologically based rodent management has great opportunity to be adopted in the states of Madhya Pradesh & Jharkhand
Bluewashing: Report flags how corporates have wormed their way into global food governance
Experts called the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit a watershed moment in drawing attention to corporate influence over public food governance
FAO: Closing gender gap in agri-food systems can boost global economy by $1 trillion
Tackling gender inequality can reduce world hunger and reinforce resilience to shocks like climate change and COVID-19 pandemic
Why is there a wheat crisis in Pakistan?
Experts say that the crisis has been caused by several reasons, the first being the Russia-Ukraine war
Control and delete: Lack of data updating has left millions of poor Indians hungry; here is how
The government’s reliance on decade-old data due to a delay in census has resulted in exclusion of millions from the safety net of the …
Food for all to free for all: The collateral of Russia vs Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war has razed global agriculture system, once sold as the magic formula. It led to concentration of food production in a few …
Adivasis in Odisha, Jharkhand less food-insecure than non-Adivasis: Report
Prevalence of acceptable dietary diversity higher in non-Adivasi households than Adivasi households in both states
Climate and food price rise: Extreme weather events triggering unprecedented food inflation
Unfavourable, unreliable weather hurt agriculture, in turn pushing food prices our of reach across the world
CSE’s week-long campaign on antimicrobial resistance begins November 18
The campaign will include a three-part global webinar series on AMR as the above agendas scheduled for November 18, 22 and 24 respectively
COVID-19: Centre must make foodgrain distribution universal
The immediate support India’s poor need is food; everything else comes later
Why India needs climate resilient agriculture systems
Temperature rise is likely to show serious effects on crop yields. High temperatures may reduce crop duration, permit changes in photosynthesis, …
Why healthy food and its local production should be part of the COVID-19 response
The available evidence suggests these measures could bolster people’s health and well-being while also building their resilience to …
Punjab's cold storage owners struggle to stay in business
As potato farmers abandon their produce in cold stores for over a year, storage owners are paying from their pockets to dispose old stock and …