‘The jackfruit will definitely become the most sought-after fruit in the coming years in India’

There is no one in the country who has written as extensively on jackfruit as Shree Padre.  A farm journalist, Padre has been reporting on …

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Fungal menace

The adverse effects of fungal toxins

What's eating you?

Each bite we take eats away of the Earth's precious resources

Declining food imports by most vulnerable countries a cause for concern: FAO

World food import bill to touch record high, but cost-of-living pressures may persist in 2023

“Rich countries need to consume and produce less animal-source foods”

World Food Prize winner Lawrence Haddad on the impact of climate change on food systems

Eating ‘exotic foods’? You’re helping in emission of 3 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases yearly

The world could reduce emissions by 0.38 gigatonnes by replacing imports and exports with locally grown food, according to a new study

Hidden costs of food: UN suggests price restructuring to make healthy food affordable, sustainable

The omission of external costs destroys the environment, heightens food insecurity, health risks and festers social evils 

First food for fasting days

From makhanas to kuttu to singhara, here are ways to add taste and spice to food while fasting  

Congo faces world’s worst food crisis due to COVID-19: Report

Around 21.8 million people are food insecure in the country due to disruption of food supply chains

FSSAI launches SNF@Workplace initiative to stem obesity, non-communicable diseases

Country’s premier food watchdog also plans to evaluate organisations based on systems put in place to promote health and wellness

Junk food monster: Communicating diseases

A lab study by the Centre for Science and Environment has found extremely high levels of salt, fat and trans fat in junk foods responsible for …

Quarter of a billion people are facing acute hunger: Report

Key drivers of this crisis were economic shocks, conflicts & climate extremes

Kachnar: Turn over a delicious leaf

The beautiful leaves of kachnar are nutritious too

US food labels will now display calories per serving and for entire product

Change in accordance with new FDA rules, intended to make consumers aware

Junk food monster: When McDonald's had to go back on its ad

Fast food co invited consumers to replace home-cooked meals with its products

Meet yaipan, the wannabe turmeric

Relish yaipan, a wild flower from The Himalayas, as food or as drug

Genetically modified food

Taste in our DNA

That's what will dominate our food choices. But will we choose wisely?

When tribals are forced to change food habit

Conservation laws restricting access to forests have impacted food habits of tribals

Tiffin career

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

Fast food - Poor man's amaranth is now expensive health food

Scientists classify Amaranth as a grain, but most Indians treat it as non-cereal

Rising vegetable prices open a new chapter in the world food crisis

Supply chain disruptions, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial tightening through rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine have …

World Food Day 2019: FAO calls for healthy diets to build zero-hunger world

The United Nations body noted that people around the world were either suffering from obesity or food insecurity

Mushroom papads, jams, cakes to soon hit markets to push production

This is an effort to popularise it so people don’t consider it a non-vegetarian food or are unaware of its nutritional benefits, says the …