El Nino fallout: food prices to shoot northward

The weather phenomenon will bring down production, increase food prices worldwide

Court rejects industry plea meant to stall guidelines on junk food sale in schools

Food industry had contended that no attempt should be made to create a category called junk food when the food safety law does not define it as such

India compromises on WTO deal

Under pressure from the US, it accepts conditions not part of G-33 proposal

Indian chilli blocked in EU

Indian exporters of chilli products are smarting. The EU has all but shut the door on them after recently detecting the presence of Sudan red 1, …

In short

Commercial breach

Food crisis grips Bangladesh after flood and cyclone Sidr

Poison in disguise

Fake cinnamon floods Indian market as authorities drag feet over regulating its import and sale

Empty Promises

The high-level conference at Rome was called to find a way out of the global food crisis. A series of consultations with experts preceded this …

Food industry challenges validity of panel for junk food sale in schools

Health activists say court petition an attempt to scuttle process of ensuring healthy food in schools

India’s food safety authority halts sale of Monster Energy drinks

The drinks contain ingredients which are either not permitted under food safety regulations or for which the proof of permission is missing

International experts call for coordinated action to mitigate climate change impact on agriculture

Symposium organised by WMO and FAO recommends various measures to tackle the challenge of growing more food in the next 20 years

Enter the Bank

Chinese honey route

Thriving honey laundering traced to Asian giant

Brain drain

Consuming vegetables contaminated with heavy metals and pesticides can lower a child's intelligence, warns a study

देश के अनपूछे 85 फीसदी किसानों की मदद के लिए 41 हजार कृषि बाजारों की जरूरत

छोटे और सीमांत किसानों को उनके अनाज का सही दाम न मिलने से उन्हें बीते 16 वर्षों में जीडीपी के 20 फीसदी जितना 40 ...

Promote insect-eating to benefit indigenous peoples

Ethnic communities are traditional custodians of entomophagy. They must not be sidelined as policymakers and industry ready plans to promote …

क्या सच में जलवायु परिवर्तन के कारण बढ़ सकती है धान की पैदावार

तापमान में हो रही वृद्धि के कारण ठन्डे इलाकों में भी धान की एक से ज्यादा बार फसल प्राप्त की जा सकती है

Drought in Kenya puts livestock at risk; crop failure triggers fear of starvation

Kenya is prone to drought because only 20 per cent of the country receives adequate and regular rainfall

Burundi's sustainability lies in embracing integration in agriculture

Farmer Field Schools help communities manage land better and improve food production

Agricultural biotechnolgies a boon for family farmers, say experts

A range of biotechnologies can help bring about high yields, improve nutrition quality and add value to the productivity of crops, livestock,…

Supreme Court raps Centre over non-implementation of Food Security Act

Till now, the Centre has issued three notifications for the extension of the deadline

Temporary relief for Nestle India after Bombay High Court sets aside Maggi ban

The judgment was in response to a petition filed by Nestle India, which challenged the ban imposed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority …

Food for nutrition, nature & livelihood

What societies eat reflects their position on the modernity trajectory

World Health Day to focus on food safety this year

About 306 outbreaks of food poisoning and 344 outbreaks of diarrhoea were reported between 2011 and 2014