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

Food and nutrition securities are often overlooked

There are systematic correlations between household income, education level, local governance and food security

El Niño casts shadow on crop prospects; Food Price Index falls

Reduced crop production has severely affected food security in southern Africa

The truth of grains

The recent starvation deaths in Orissa have thrown up a more fundamental question -- that of local food security.

Decade-old FAO guidelines still the way ahead for food security, says report

No consensus at forums like WTO dangerous for international food security, it adds

Activists reject Parliament panels's food security bill recommendations

Demand comprehensive legislation for food security and nutrition of all, including vulnerable groups

PM should head food security bill: M S Swaminathan

Giving right to food is not enough to deliver food, say speakers at a conference on food security

New global agriculture census round to kick off in 2016

Agriculture censuses help to boost rural development and improve food security

Difficult to digest

After much debate, the Cabinet cleared the food security bill. Will it really ensure food for every Indian?

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?

Poor count

Defining poverty is crucial to make the food security bill effective

Food insecurity

Environmental degradation would undermine China's food security in the coming 30 years

A ‘Godzilla’ El Niño to disrupt the world in 2016

The third strongest such weather event in recorded history will affect global food security and will aggravate the refugee situation

Nobel Laureates pitch in for a hunger-and-violence-free world

Four Nobel Laureates will advise the FAO on ways to strengthen the link between peace and food security to promote sustainable development 

A plate half full

The National Food Security Bill may not do much but what it does is essential

Parties steal Congress show

BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh enacts its own food security law, non-Congress states to follow

Recent Fall Armyworm invasion could be global, warn scientists

Such an occurrence could put world food security at risk

Food basket is shrinking

Local fruits and veggies hold the key to food, nutritional security

A bill to secure food for the poor

A close look at the much-hyped National Food security Bill, 2013

A token gesture for food security

Activists say the budget lays bare governmentÔÇÖs intentions over food security bill

The Pellipadugu Declaration on Food Sovereignty

Adivasi, dalit, pastoralist and peasant communities declare food security can only be met through Food Sovereignty

Biotechnology for food security: more hope than hype

A range of biotechnological approaches, including both traditional ones like selective breeding and fermentation techniques, and modern ones such …

Down the drain

The recently launched food for work programme may not ensure local food security

Why people want to be poor

Crisis in Chhattisgarh over implementation of food security law has crucial lessons for India's public distribution system

'Meat industry causes deforestation, land grabbing'

The United Nations Committee on Food Security has adopted recommendations to address the impacts of meat and dairy production