Bring farmers to farms
Hungry for research
Child starvation could increase unless research is improved
Difficult to digest
After much debate, the Cabinet cleared the food security bill. Will it really ensure food for every Indian?
Farmers on holiday
Andhra farmers shun growing paddy this kharif in absence of buyers, storage space
UN report flags changes in food system to boost climate action
Addding diet and food loss to climate change plans can improve mitigation and adaptation contributions towards food systems by as much as 25%
FAO claims new platform to help fight food loss, wastage
Global body estimates that 14% of food is lost annually and leads to emission of around 1.5 gigatonnes of CO2
Price of food inflation
In near future the impact of high food price will show in terms of more malnourished
Parties steal Congress show
BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh enacts its own food security law, non-Congress states to follow
Sell stevia, face legal action
Food Standards Authority says natural sweetener not a food item
COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural
Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to seize the moment and repurpose policies towards a food system that is resilient and …
India less committed to reducing hunger than Nepal or Bangladesh: HANCI report
India ranked 19th among 45 developing countries assessed by UK-based organisation
Denmark scraps tax on fat
Government gives in to pressure from the food industry, consumers
Spoilt for choice
Are cheap food prices reason to cheer?
Honey trade just got stickier
US industry shows distrust in India, sets its own certificate to ensure source of honey
The desperation of farmers
Food standards save lives, say FAO and WHO on World Food Safety Day
An estimated 600 million or almost 1 in 10 people worldwide fall ill after eating contaminated food; 420,000 die every year
India compromises on WTO deal
Under pressure from the US, it accepts conditions not part of G-33 proposal
African countries must double investment in agricultural R&D, finds study
The report analyses trends in investments and human resource capacity in African agriculture system
Grains of doubt
Rural affairs ministry rejects wage payment in kind under rural job scheme
A question of labelling
Parliament committee proposes no increase in foodgrain entitlement in Food Security Bill
States given the responsibility of expanding food security net to cover more households
Public Deprived System
The country’s 76 million poor have been denied the right to claim subsidised foodgrain under public distribution system
Bolsanaro’s environmental crimes come under EU scanner
Europe’s resolve to act against the Bolsonaro government’s environmental crimes appears to be strengthening
Model in a fix
Chhattisgarh's much appreciated public distribution scheme is falling apart due to corruption and mismanagement
The Monsanto way
How the US multinational won state governments and influenced policy