Simply Put: Inflation? What is that?
Whose inflation is it anyway?
Government sat on grain stocks while food prices shot up
Making markets work
Demonetisation and rural economy: what experts have to say
As demonetisation completes 50 days, we bring to you expert comments on how the currency ban derailed the rural economy
Demand for energy-dense food declines in Mexico following tax imposition
Households with low socio-economic status purchased 10.2 per cent less taxed food than expected
Simply Put: Warding off evil spirits?
Simply put: How to index India’s petrol prices
Good food for the climate-risked world
Nine of India’s top cuisiniers share their recipes with ingredients from local biodiversity in upcoming book
Growth of good food must be nurtured
The 2019 edition of First Food: Business of Taste brings you the knowledge of livelihoods that connect to First Food
Nigeria’s COVID-19 economic plan has delivered disappointing results: Here’s why
Nigerian economy grew at 2.2% in 2019. It contracted by 1.8% in 2020. It rebounded in 2021 with a growth rate of 2.5%, but the rebound was less …
Truckers’ strike: 90% of food produce at stake
The country-wide truck operators’ strike continued for the fourth day and it was the farmers who lost the most
Myth of onion
The humble vegetable’s price is not a lethal weapon against politicians but their victim
Will insects become an integral part of our diet again?
Tribal communities in 10 Indian states consume 303 insect species
Government sets up committee to relook at pulse MSP, bonus
Decision comes after prices of pulses touched nearly Rs. 200 a kg
News Snippets
KENYA
How currency ban negated the effects of a good monsoon
Agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan thinks that the timing of demonetisation is proving worse for farmers
Excess rainfall in Nov-Dec, early heat: Why lime production was hit in Andhra, India's largest producer
Gujarat, Maharashtra also affected, prices to come down in a fortnight, say experts
South Asia
FOOD IMPORT
The next disruption
Just why are tomato prices going north? Dalwai Report offers clues
Issues like cold chain, modern pack houses and pooling points, along with transport arrangements from villages have not been given much attention,…
UN food agency predicts bumper wheat, rice harvests
The global rice production is also predicted to expand for the first time in three years, mainly due to abundant monsoon rains in Asia and …
Brexit may trigger inflation in UK, widen trade deficit with EU
UK’s dependence on EU for imports and collapse in the value of British pound might affect cost and availability of food products
Cheaper fruits, vegetables could reduce deaths from cardiac disease, says study
A 10-per cent reduction in prices through 2030 could save nearly 64,000-69,000 lives