Worrying dip in global biodiversity
The proportion of livestock breeds at risk of extinction is increasing and plant diversity in farmers’ fields is decreasing, says a recent …
Climate disruption
Global warming has compromised Africa's ability to feed its population. It's time African nations adapt to the changing scenario
Genetically modified food: Whose health, whose business
People are concerned about the possibility of eating GM food. Can we not expect the government to ensure that they have the right to choose?
New discovery of protein in plants’ immune systems can help create superior crops, boost agriculture
A flood of calcium surrounds plants’ stomata triggering them to close and resist pathogens; exactly how calcium entered cells remained …
Piecemeal proposals
The recommended grain policy may help tackle the problem of plenty, but food insecurity will remain (Read full article)
Fear of food grain crisis due to open procurement; increasing MSP coverage the solution, say experts
Buffer stock of wheat and rice in Food Corporation of India godowns double the normal
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
Tracking locust attack: In Rajasthan’s Dholpur, pest keeps villagers on toes
Damage to crops less as villages not heavily cultivated, according to preliminary estimates
Land grab fallout
Scramble to buy land in foreign countries to grow more food leaves more people hungry
Locust attack: 40 of MP’s 55 districts hit
Temporary control camps, continuous spray of insecticides are among measures taken to control locust attack
Healthy kya?
Why are companies across all product categories 'nutracising' their brands? Obviously, to catch a huge market -- growing by the day -- for health …
Why experts want GM freeze
Say regulatory system has grave deficiencies; challenge agriculture ministry’s claims
Persistent in folly
Rice and wheat fetch a secure price and subsidies on farm inputs. Coarse grains have no place in the public distribution system, although their …
Rice: the real cost
It is said the future wars would be fought over the issue of water, not land. Yet Indian government promotes rice, which consumes water, over …
Cereal killer
By promotong rice over coarse grains, the government is promoting food scarcity and defeciency of micronutrients among India's most malnourished …
Bamboo flowering
People in northeast India fear bamboo flowering. According to an ancient belief when bamboos flower, there is death and destruction.
Grain of truth
India's public distribution system promotes rice and wheat. These water-intensive crops require more inputs and are less nutritious as compared …
The escape route
Punjab, which accounts for only 1.5 per cent of the total geographical area of the country, cannot continue producing for the whole country. It …
Cancer-struck
Incidence of cancer and other diseases have increased. But callous officials prefer to call it a 'coincidence'
Punjab: end of the revolution ?
Cost of production has spiralled, but the rate of increase in production has not shown a similar trend. Ecological and social costs, meanwhile, …
Everything about desert locusts — and how to control them amid COVID-19 crisis
From Yemen to Indo-Pakistan border, how the swarms made way into India — and how the situation should be monitored
India cannot afford organic farming
S K SINHA national professor at the Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, spoke to Manish Tiwari on food …
India's nutritional puzzle
From the maw of the Indian state there has emerged an undigested piece of development cake: nutritionally speaking, people's diets are out of …
Pollinator Week: Economic impact of pollination cannot be underestimated
Annual market value of crop production directly linked to pollination was $235-$577 billion, says report
Pollinator Week: How climate change disrupts flower growth, puts bees at risk
Habitat loss, nutritional deficiencies and lack of varied diet of pollinators is impacting plant and flower growth