`Family farming is not a romantic idea. It is business'

The food price rise of 2007-08 highlighted that investments in the agriculture sector have reduced in the past three decades. One of the most …

Madhya Pradesh's high-tech solution for PDS

State links PDS to UID to plug leakages in food supplies but gaps remain  

Wheat export likely

Government expects record production

South Asia

Don't smell a rat

Rs 32,000 crore for public relations

Ration shops to go hi-tech

Smart cards to plug leak in public distribution system

Not quite the pulse of the nation

Yellow pea catches more heat than consumers

Poverty, beyond calories

New method finds India is 9 per cent poorer

COVID-19 lockdowns may be over but poor still go hungry

At least 4,000 vulnerable and marginalised populations surveyed across 11 states; 2/3 say they eat less now 

Study reveals link between teenage pregnancy and child stunting

Adolescent mothers were more likely to be anaemic compared with adult mothers and anaemia was associated with reduced child growth, find the study

GM in food: Food regulator mum on illegalities

FSSAI says it will frame a law to regulate GM food, but fails to talk about the prevalent illegal trade and mislabeling

Is the government marketing millets right?

India requires policy changes to make millets an effective tool against malnutrition 

Divided over royalty

Should states or private seed companies  regulate price of Bt cotton seed?  

At farm's hand

10.9 million people died due to poor diets in 2017: Report

Global Burden of Disease study highlights how low consumption of healthy food is better than more consumption of unhealthy foods

Experts ask for less junk food ads, more sustainable production

National Conclave on Food starts with discussions on good food practices

Cost of importing food is expected to rise 6% in 2017

The global food import bill is rising despite robust output in 2017, says UN

"We are close to crisis point"

Agriculture and its subsequent effect on the environment, rapidly depleting natural resources like arable land and water, the slackening of the …

South Asia

To store and to have not

Poor planning creates shortage amid plenty

India's gold follies and food security

Why are lawmakers so ready to forego huge tax revenues on gold but baulk at spending on food for the poor?

Unravelling the food mess

Reaching food to people who need it the most has remained one of the most stubborn problems in India. The public distribution system (PDS) is in …

World Food Day: FAO is as relevant today as in 1945

The UN’s food agency was born in the wake of catastrophe. Three quarters of a century later, its mission has been made more relevant to the …

Food fortification is not magic bullet to fight malnutrition

The Supreme Court order on sourcing natural food locally instead of relying on artificially-fortified commercial products was hailed by experts