A bank to save the embarrassment of riches

Surplus food from hotels in the Capital is no longer thrown away: A non-profit organisation that started recently collects the food and …

READ MORE 31 Jul 1993

Tiffin career

Home-made and home-delivered food is a hit in Delhi

READ MORE 31 Jul 2015

Food for thought

A happy picture painted by a recent FAO report gives way to grim realities about global food situation

READ MORE 15 Nov 1995

Information and communication technology can ensure a hunger-free world

From drones to smart phones, advancements made in ICT are bridging the gap by providing information on climate-smart technologies and practices

READ MORE 29 Aug 2016

Fall of the bees

Population of bees, the main pollinators of food crops, is declining. This can constrain food supply, warns a UN report

READ MORE 31 Mar 2011

Ruminating rural Raj

FOOD SECURITY AND PANCHAYATI RAJ·Edited by Pradeep Chaturvedi· Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1997·Price Rs 400

READ MORE 30 Nov 1997

About 9.4 million people in need of food assistance in Syria; 716,000 more than in 2015

The production of wheat in Syria reduced by an alarming 55 per cent in 2015-2016

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Over 100 cities pledge to make food systems sustainable in urban areas

Urban centres will be key actors in achieving Sustainable Development Goals, including eradication of hunger by 2030:FAO chief

READ MORE 15 Oct 2015

Crash in maize production may hit over a million people in Zimbabwe

The entire sub-Saharan African region will be hit hard as maize is the most important cereal crop in here

READ MORE 27 Aug 2015

Madhya Pradesh's high-tech solution for PDS

State links PDS to UID to plug leakages in food supplies but gaps remain  

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Down the grain

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FOOD FLOWS

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FOOD FIASCOS

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Salt on ice

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Novel incentive

READ MORE 30 Nov 1993

A long road ahead

Despite its vast numbers of scientists and research institutes, Indian science has always fared poorly on the global front. Several reasons have …

READ MORE 31 Aug 1993

Food benefits are not for the poor

DELIVERANCE FROM HUNGER -- THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN INDIA K R Venugopal Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi Price: Rs 225

READ MORE 31 Jan 1993

Activist dismissed

READ MORE 15 Jan 1993

'BRICS countries in a position to shape agricultural policies'

Most of the world’s 795 million undernourished people live in developing countries. These countries will need to increase their food …

READ MORE 23 Sep 2016

How much is the crop loss in flood-hit states?

In Uttar Pradesh, over 30,000 hectares of sown crops have been affected by the floods in 12 districts

READ MORE 23 Aug 2016

Burundi's sustainability lies in embracing integration in agriculture

Farmer Field Schools help communities manage land better and improve food production

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Report promotes win-win situations in food habits

Dietary habits across the world having low environmental impacts can also ensure good health, experts say

READ MORE 31 May 2016

Supreme Court raps Centre over non-implementation of Food Security Act

Till now, the Centre has issued three notifications for the extension of the deadline

READ MORE 04 Sep 2015