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Recycled food waste may be contaminated with pharma residues but mushroom cultivation may come to rescue
Biogas digestate from food waste had nearly as many pharmaceutical residues as digestate from sewage sludge, new study shows
Independent India @ 75: It has taken a lot to be food-secure
From begging other countries for food to overflowing grain stocks, it has been a long journey; however, the government must adopt environment-…
Price of seafood spikes in coastal Odisha due to annual two-month fishing ban
Odisha observes a two-month ban on trawling and mechanised fishing every year to help sea fish spawn
Famines: what 20th century food crises tell us about how to cope with the Ukraine fallout
Our success at navigating the first serious global challenge to food security in the 21st century will indicate how well equipped we are to …
Banana flour: Karnataka women’s novel idea to avoid wastage
It is a healthier alternative to replace refined flours and can provide nutrition as well as livelihoods
A third of global greenhouse gas emissions from food production: Study
The study draws from a new database that provides emission estimates from food production from 1990 to 2015
These 3 Cs can increase food insecurity in Africa, warn experts
There will be chronic hunger in the next 10 years if timely action is not taken, an expert said
Some 2.64 million Malawians face acute food insecurity between January and March: Report
Erratic weather patterns as well as job losses due to COVID-19 major factors behind shortages
Honey Fraud: A wrap of CSE study on adulteration
The biggest names in the Indian honey business are selling adulterated honey. Our health — as well as our beekeepers — are …
Good or bad? When it comes to food, it’s not that simple
Our ideas about the relationship of food with health and medicine are increasingly shaped by modern science.
COVID-19: How ‘Confarm’ is leading the way in Telangana
A unique initiative titled Consumer-Farmer Compact in the state is ensuring food availability and access in COVID-19 times
Increasing meat consumption has put intense pressure on land: UNCCD
If it is reduced, there would be a significant impact on human health and climate change mitigation
The world needs to feed 9 bln by 2050 and digitisation can help
Food and Agriculture Organization report favours information and communication technologies to improve farmers' access to timely data
New cholesterol study may lead you to ask: Pass the eggs, or pass on the eggs?
A recent study examined the association between dietary cholesterol or egg consumption with cardiovascular disease and all causes of mortality
Making food fortification mandatory is illegal: experts
FSSAI’s recent notification claiming food fortification to be a scientifically safe method to address micronutrient deficiencies has got …
FSSAI asks consumers to test fish for formalin with easy-to-use kits
In a guidance note, the food regulatory authority has advised consumers, traders and lab technicians to use the preliminary test kits, developed …
Civil society 'deeply disappointed' with WTO ministerial declaration on agriculture
On Public Food stockholding, the current proposal is far worse than the Peace Clause, which itself suffered from several problems
New drought in Ethiopia puts recovery at risk
A new drought is emerging in southern and southeastern pastoral areas of the country
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’
Challenges stand in way of African agricultural transformation
Land degradation and soil erosion can play a detrimental role in limiting Africa’s agricultural transformation
Packaged food labels in US to have bigger, bolder display of calories
US Food and Drug Administration behind move aimed at helping people to make better informed choices
