Why Nairobi must spread the right food message in an unhealthy environment

Residents in Nairobi's urban slums are opting for fast food rather than healthy alternatives, which is increasing their risk of …

Agricultural biotechnolgies a boon for family farmers, say experts

A range of biotechnologies can help bring about high yields, improve nutrition quality and add value to the productivity of crops, livestock,…

Resort to heritage

Bangladesh is betting big on its traditional form of farming: floating gardens. Can it help climate-proof the country?

Kolkata artist’s project aims to inculcate environmental awareness in rural areas

It aims to make people question popular notions of development at the cost of the environment

Relish history

Rich in its mythological antecedents, the prickly pear has many medicinal merits

New leaked chapter of Asia trade deal shows RCEP will undercut farmers’ control over seeds

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership threatens to increase corporate power in member countries, leaving ordinary people with little rights

Beyond spice

Curry leaf is a common spice in south Indian recipes but few people outside the region know what else to do with it

What drives innovation?

The new Intellectual Property Rights policy is based on a tenuous premise that having more IPRs will result in more innovation

Natural embrace

Are we ecological serial killers or benevolent conservationists? Muriel Kakani narrates some refreshing perspectives of camel herders in Rajasthan

Meet the Kerala farmer who preserves genetic diversity of rice

He received the National Plant Genome Saviour Award for his efforts towards conserving 45 varieties of rice seeds

Time to revive our traditional knowledge systems

It is time traditional knowledge systems, which were passed on orally through legends and myths, are revived so that local communities can prosper

Go Gokul gone

For all the noise around cow protection, NDA's cow mission, the very first it announced on assuming power, has nearly died

Divine relish

Solanum torvum or the Turkey berry is known for its spiritual, medicinal and curative properties

Mountains of Sanjeevani

The Uttarakhand government's initiative to spend Rs 25 crore on an elusive mythical herb should trigger a wider quest to identify, document and …

World Food Day: our agriculture must keep pace with changing climate

To feed the world, agriculture, along with forestry, fisheries and livestock, needs to become more resilient and productive

Go foraging for edible plants

One person's weed can be another person's green

Vale of Apatanis

Surrounded by wooded hills in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh lies the small Apatani valley. Vikas Choudhary captures the life of …

Sweet ’n’ sour

Moringa and tamarind are popularly known as the trees of life for Indians. Moringa is in fashion as the world eyes India to feed its frenzy for …

Leafy saga

Of the 106 species of leafy vegetables consumed in southern Odisha, 78 are wild species—each with a distinct taste and medicinal property

Root unearthed

Gandrayani is a root used widely in Uttarakhand to enhance the flavour of dishes. But there is hardly any research on the health benefits of this …

Lock & hold

The jallikattu bull row in Tamil Nadu provokes the law v culture debate

Intoxicatingly delicious

With increasing urbanisation and changing food habits, very few people are aware of the mahua fruit and its oil, let alone its health benefits

The eco tree

Many tribal communities consume semal because of its medicinal properties. Others worship the tree. A clan of the Bhil tribe in Rajasthan …

Delightful appearance

For tribal people, the thrill of food lies in the knowledge and awareness about picking the right food at the right time

Rice for kings

Black rice is indigenous to the Northeast, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. In Manipur, it is considered food as well as part of traditional …