Ration shops to go hi-tech

Smart cards to plug leak in public distribution system

Food transitions in age of climate crisis should focus on diversifying options

Escalating atmospheric temperatures, with a projected rise of up to 3.2°C by the century’s end, would further exacerbate food crisis

Implement Food Security Act properly, demand activists protesting hunger deaths

They claim that most of the 45 people, who died of hunger in the country in the past one year, were denied food on failing Aadhaar identification

Food fudge: What India can do to make its front-of-pack labelling robust

Countries have tried different labelling formats, but warning labels have emerged as the most effective in guiding consumers to make healthy food …

Nestle admits its food portfolio unhealthy: Why front of pack labelling is important

The Swiss multinational food and beverage multinational has admitted some of its products will never be healthy no matter how much it …

Rent-a-farm: Watch how this firm is helping city dwellers grow food

Delhi-based start-up, Edible Routes, is helping people bring closer to their food and instilling a greater sense of well-being

Over 5.3 mln can face hunger in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger by August: FAO

Farmers and pastoralists affected by internal conflicts, poor access to markets. COVID-19 could aggravate food insecurity 

Biodiversity Day: Focus on food biodiversity and human health

Sustainable management of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes and seascapes can support the transition towards healthy diets, says UN …

WHO wants to completely remove trans fats from food supply by 2023

The UN body has released a step by step guide for the industry to eliminate trans fats from food

Availability of junk food is changing children's diet in India

Packaged food is fast replacing balanced diet among schoolchildren, especially in urban India, warns the latest study by Centre for Science and …

Can FSSAI ensure safe food at places of worship without hurting religious sentiments?

India’s food regulatory body plans to implement Food Safety Management System (FSMS) to ensure quality of food in places of worship, but it …

'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 …

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

`Family farming is not a romantic idea. It is business'

The food price rise of 2007-08 highlighted that investments in the agriculture sector have reduced in the past three decades. One of the most …

The World Food Programme warns Gaza is running out of food and water

 Israel stopped entry of food, water, fuel and medicine into Gaza from every direction shortly after the Hamas attack

Seize the freshness

Kerala self-help groups make medicinal oil, chutney powder from flesh of coconut

In sync

Simply Put: Online food and COVID-19

Food security issue resonates in Security Council amidst conflicts

FAO chief says that fighting hunger and boosting rural livelihoods can lead to peace

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