Four more countries join global coalition to protect pollinators

This takes the number of signatories for the ‘Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators’ to 16

Delhi’s crop area reduced by 34%; less than 1% workforce engaged in agriculture

The Economic Survey of Delhi also revealed that the area under food-grain crops has decreased substantially

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Onion price crash, farmers’ distress fail to move governments

While farmers are in distress due to crash in onion, tomato and potato prices, government paints a rosy picture

Pesticides not just threaten bees, but also food production

Experts say 80 per cent of food production depends on pollination, but pesticides are affecting pollinators like bees

To reduce environmental impact, change the way we produce food: study

The biggest hurdle is finding uniform production processes across diverse geographies and climatic conditions

German scientists decode adhesive properties of pollen

The findings may one day aid people suffering with pollen allergy as well as help develop alternative strategies for agriculture and food …

We live in a sugar rich and protein poor world

The world over-produces grains, fats and sugar while greatly underproducing fruits and vegetables and proteins. A correction in the imbalance can …

Agricultural transformation vital to produce 50% more food in 2050

In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, agricultural output would need to more than double by the middle of the century

Hidden cost of global food, land use at $12 trillion: Report

This is expected to rise to more than $16 trillion a year by 2050, finds a report by Food and Land use Coalition 

Trick question: Why is food production up despite fewer pollinators

In the last 50 years, the global agriculture’s reliance on crops dependent on pollinators like bees has grown by 300 per cent

As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops

Traditional crops and new innovations are offering farmers in the Himalayan region a way to deal with the challenges of climate change, but there …

Boom in farm produce not reason enough to celebrate

Farmers are in distress owing to low farm prices, poor logistics for transport and government-assured purchases

Challenges stand in way of African agricultural transformation

Land degradation and soil erosion can play a detrimental role in limiting Africa’s agricultural transformation

Adverse weather pushes up food prices

Prices of sugar, palm oil and milk have gone up sharply

Global warming can reduce coffee growing areas in the world’s largest coffee-producing region: study

Bee-friendly farm practices and conserving forests suitable for coffee production can reduce vulnerability to climate change, it said

Desertification expands in areas on front line of climate change

The latest IPCC report does not clearly link climate change to desertification, but it does say desertification is a “function of both …

Focus on climate change: Food majors to US government

Sustainable Food Policy Alliance pushes for carbon pricing system for industries 

Moving towards a planet-friendly diet

New study recommends more fruits and veggies, less red meat for a healthy, planet-friendly diet

World’s 1 billion people are hungry and 2 billion eat too much wrong food

A study conducted in 16 countries says world’s eating habits will not leave enough food to feed all and it is detrimental to the climate too

World Bee Day: 10 facts about this pollinator

Let’s get to know these little creatures who form 90 per cent of pollinator troupes and are pivotal to our existence

Climate change causes famine

India needs to balance food production with climate goals

If India wants to increase its food production without missing its climate targets, then it will need new science and technology solutions as …

Smita Narula on Farmer Suicides

Did you know that every 30 minutes a farmer commits suicide in India? Listen to Smita Narula, faculty director at the Center for Human Rights and …