'Food security, not profit from trade in food, is priority for developing countries'

A report on “Food riots and food rights” was recently presented in the UK House of Commons. Funded by the UK Department for …

खाद्य सुरक्षा के साथ पोषण सुरक्षा भी जरूरी

गरीब बच्चों तक अन्न पहुंचाना उतना बड़ा मुद्दा नहीं है। लेकिन फिर सवाल उठता है कि आखिर बच्चे कुपोषित क्यों हैं?

Reducing food waste vital for India's food security

It is estimated that saving one-fourth of the food currently lost or wasted globally would be enough to feed 870 million hungry people in the world

Africa at highest risk of climate change; agricultural production under threat

Central America also faces physical threat from climate change, with every country categorised as ‘extreme risk’

जग बीती: कोरोना वैक्सीन

मक्के के आटे में एफ्लाटॉक्सिन नाम के जहरीले पदार्थ की मौजूदगी का खुलासा

केन्या के साथ दुनियाभर के देश अनाज के एफ्लाटॉक्सिन नामक जहरीले तत्व से दूषित होने की समस्या को झेल रहे हैं

PUCL moves Supreme Court over non-implementation of food security Act

The government extended the deadline for implementation of the Act, citing the states’ lack of preparedness as one of the reasons

Climate change eats into output of top 10 food crops

Production decreased unequally for barley, cassava, maize, oil palm, rapeseed, rice, sorghum, soybean, sugarcane and wheat

A five-point plan to make Buhari’s council on food security a success

Previous attempts to ensure a sustainable food security project have failed in Nigeria. Will this one too?

Food and Nutrition Security in Southern African Cities

Urban population growth is extremely rapid across Africa 

Hunger and Poverty in South Africa: The Hidden Faces of Food Insecurity

This book explores food insecurity as an issue of socioeconomic, political, cultural and environmental inequity and inequality.

Talking heads

Agriculture ministers from key African countries speak to Down To Earth on strategies to make Africa food-sufficient once again

Uncultivated wisdom

India witnesses a revival of its uncultivated food culture through a boom in local food festivals

Agriculture, rural jobs, food subsidy need big boost

Will the drubbing it faced in Delhi election and the huge controversy over its land Bill make BJP reconsider its economic thrust areas?

Food security

बीयर की शुद्धता के लिए बना पहला खाद्य सुरक्षा कानून

जर्मनी में बवेरिया राज्य में 1516 में बना था यह कानून

गरीबों के लिए खाने का इंतजाम करे सरकार, 40 संगठनों ने रखी मांग

मध्यप्रदेश में 40 से अधिक संगठनों ने इस अभियान के तहत सरकार को पत्र लिखकर लॉकडाउन की अवधि में खाद्य सुरक्षा और नोवेल कोरोनावायरस के इलाज ...

भोजन की बर्बादी को रोकने में मदद करेगा यह नया सेंसर: खोज

रसायन शास्त्रियों ने अब एक छोटे सेंसर का निर्माण किया है, जो मिश्रण में इस गैस का 15 अरबवें भाग का पता लगा सकता ...

Simply Put: New Year

‘Insect farming can be done efficiently in urban areas’

Down To Earth speaks to Dave Gracer, president of Small Stock Food Strategies, about why insects can be introduced in the diets of non-vegetarians

Is climate change making our food less nutritious?

This video explains why we should be worried about climate change vis-à-vis nutritional security. It could actually make our food …

Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa: Food Security in a Changing Environment

A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa.

Beetles for breakfast !

George Brossard is a man on a crusad. To inform the world that the insects hold the key to a global food security

बढ़ते वजन और मोटापे से परेशान है हर तीन में से एक व्यक्ति: रिपोर्ट

दुनिया भर में हर तीन में से एक व्यक्ति बढ़ते वजन और मोटापे से परेशान है, जबकि आज भी करीब 82 करोड़ लोगों को भरपेट ...

New global benchmark for famine declarations

The ‘Famine Likely’ classification will be applicable in locations with insufficient evidence, but where available information …