Pest peril
Beefing up food security
New atlas analyses current patterns and serves up lasting solutions
Food or drug?
Regulatory confusion about nutraceuticals continues
Danger further spiced
Chinese aggro
India lagging behind due to bad practices
Agro-culture gets its due
Food security: Climate change is affecting the seeds that India depends on
An increase in number of days with extreme temperatures or rain has caused a decline in quality and size of seeds across India
Here is how India can eradicate malnutrition, hunger, food insecurity by 2030
Significant adjustments in the foods we produce and consume are necessary to maintain the integrity of our ecosystem and the health of communities
Half a million people may be affected by floods in Sudan this year
Floods in Sudan this year could aggravate food insecurity, the United Nations and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent …
Cross-country push: How few firms dominate African seeds market
Several parts of Africa has seen vocal protests against encroachment on food sovereignty
Dignity at the end of life: a Malawian nursing study shows the impact of food
Food security emerged as a critical concern in the study, that has significant consequences for dying women’s dignity. There are …
COVID-19 makes Kerala aim for food self-sufficiency
Converting wastelands for farming, promoting kitchen gardening, boosting animal husbandry and fisheries among state’s action plan to …
African countries to develop climate-resilient agriculture systems
The continent's 55 countries sign a 5-point declaration to strengthen food security
Agriculture, food security and livestock in southern Africa most vulnerable to climate hazards: FAO
Cyclone Idai alone destroyed crops over 0.78 million hectares in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, highlighted the UN agency’s recent report &…
Climate extremes can reverse progress in ending malnutrition
A report by the World Meteorological Organization adds that climate events in 2017 had the biggest impact on acute food insecurity and …
How Africa can benefit from Earth observation technologies
The first Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa Forum explores innovations and sustainable development using Earth …
Mandatory fortification in mid-day meal bad for local food, biodiversity, livelihood
The Union government is trying to centralise food procurement in the Mid Day Meal Scheme. Instead, it should decentralise purchasing
80% groundwater in Punjab's Malwa unfit for drinking
Much of the groundwater in Malwa, Punjab has chemicals exceeding permissible limits, putting children at risk of a blood disorder
Consumers, private sector crucial for fighting drought, land degradation: UN
Currently, policy instruments and investments to promote the spread of sustainable land management technologies are non-existent
Poor land use can cost the world $23 trillion by 2050
If the world spends even a fraction of the predicted loss, it can reverse land degradation, which affects the poorest the most
Agricultural biotechnologies necessary to defeat hunger, poverty in Asia-Pacific
The United Nations food agency is urging Asia-Pacific countries to consider both low-tech and high-tech solutions present in the biotechnology toolbox
Strawberry fields aren't forever
Vertical farms, the successful marriage of agriculture with industry, are the farms of the future
Healthy soil is the real key to feeding the world
Conventional wisdom says we need industrial agriculture to feed the world. Not so, says the writer. Practices that focus on creating healthy soil …
Urban-rural links to ensure food security, benefit rural producers
Weak link between smallholders and urban consumers is the main hurdle in improving food security in both rural and urban areas in developing …
Tough choices have to be made for Africa to sustainably urbanise
With Africa approaching 50 per cent urbanisation, governments have to make hard choices for scale and type of investments they need to make