'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 …

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’

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

Odisha tops first-ever NFSA state ranking index

NFSA’s implementation through TPDS has not been uniform in the country, according to Centre

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

The food security situation in Lesotho can be classified as precarious. The country produces only 30 per cent of maize, the main staple food, …

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

New global benchmark for famine declarations

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

India can’t have a piece-meal approach of fighting only food security or climate change

Any effective solution to mitigate climate change in India must take in to account poverty, inadequate food distribution and lack of basic shelter

PM Matruvtva Vandana Yojna: Full benefit for mere 14% pregnant women

Current scheme goes against National Food Security Act, activists allege; seek Rs 6,000 minimum benefit

Simply Put: Fruit juice doing kids more harm than good

We lose an indigenous plant variety every 24 minutes

Lack of market pushes farmers away from local crops, say experts at Bhubaneswar food sovereignty meet

Madhya Pradesh govt in denial mode after 7-month-old dies due to malnutrition

The girl from Sheopur district was admitted in a centre for malnutrition treatment; in the past hundreds of children have died in several …