`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 …
Towards food security: perspectives from three continents
The Food Insecurity Report 2014, released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) last week, has revealed that one …
PUCL moves Supreme Court over non-implementation of food security Act
The government extended the deadline for implementation of the Act, citing the states’ lack of preparedness as one of the reasons
Agriculture, rural jobs, food subsidy need big boost
Will the drubbing it faced in Delhi election and the huge controversy over its land Bill make BJP reconsider its economic thrust areas?
Activists reject Parliament panels's food security bill recommendations
Demand comprehensive legislation for food security and nutrition of all, including vulnerable groups
Is government manipulating agriculture data?
Government’s policy decisions and ground reports are in conflict with official data on sowing, production and agriculture insurance
Will it rain?
As states across India are reeling from drought, for the first time, a 24x7 call centre in Karnataka informs farmers about weather conditions, …
Shift in staple crops production put Africa’s food security at risk, says report
The continent will need to prepare for possible large losses in national production potentials, and production areas, of up to 15 per cent by 2050
Lok Sabha passes food Bill
Food supplies minister K V Thomas assures foodgrain allocation to states would not be reduced
Jharkhand’s children deprived of mid-day meal despite Supreme Court order, say activists
Jharkhand is the one of the worst-affected states in the country with its 22 out of 24 districts facing drought
Reduce food security benefits from 67% to 40% population, says panel on restructuring FCI
Shanta Kumar committee report recommends privatisation, outsourcing and cash benefit transfer to cut food procurement and distribution costs
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
गरीबों से ज्यादा बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपनियों को पोषित करेगा केंद्र का यह फैसला!
सरकारी योजनाओं के तहत अब केवल पोषण से भरपूर खाद्य पदार्थ उपलब्ध कराए जाएंगे। केंद्र के इस फैसले से 3,000 करोड़ रुपए का वार्षिक ...
Rs 2 lakh crore: This is what government owes the Food Corporation of India
Without the fund, FCI is borrowing money with a high interest rate; government might not be able to procure foodgrains as expected impacting …
Supreme Court issues directive for implementing MGNREGA, food security Act to tackle drought
In a bid to provide relief to households in drought-hit areas, the apex court directed the Centre to release funds to states for providing …
US, epicentre of unequal wealth
As the US completes 50 years of its "war on poverty", the country does not have much to celebrate, thinks JOEL BERG, an expert on …
'We are unable to produce quality seeds'
India is facing a shortage of pulses. Untimely rains have caused their prices to rise by up to 64 per cent in 2014-15. Experts say we need to …
World misses MDG goal of reducing hunger by half, says FAO
Hunger rises in India and Pakistan; no South Asian country comes close to achieving target
Budget 2017-18 expectations: ensure food security, minimise rural distress
This year’s budget must focus on preventing farmer suicides, strengthening crop insurance scheme and guaranteeing rural employment
Why are tea plantation workers dying of hunger?
Lack of oversight by state governments, along with low wages and tough working conditions, is causing starvation deaths, says a fact finding team
Food Security Bill on anvil, how does it impact us?
The central government is expected to announce by Thursday an ordinance to implement the Food Security Bill, which is currently pending the …
India-US reach agreement on WTO
Commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman says US now supports India’s concerns on food security
A compromised consensus
Two new provisions in land acquisition bill promise to protect farmers. Are they foolproof?
44 per cent of India's districts face rain deficit
Major food-producing states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Punjab are the worst affected
Public Deprived System
The country’s 76 million poor have been denied the right to claim subsidised foodgrain under public distribution system