Bite into bitters

Maharashtra tribals’ way of warding off monsoon maladies

Hot pursuit

Export bite forces a plan to promote residue-free chilli

Weed on my plate

Tribals of central India vouch for the taste and health benefits of neglected wild vegetables

‘Indian vegetarians do not eat vegetables’

Food historian and physician Manoshi Bhattacharya explains how the diet of Indians have changed over centuries

Live life farm style

Want to live in a city and grow your own food in a village nearby? There are companies that can help

Matter of taste

Our vegetables have become blemish-free, resistant to pest and long-lasting, but they have lost their flavour in the process

Tomato decoded

Gene analysis shows how it got its size and flavour

Come alive with gundruk

Dried-mustard-leaves soup to beat the monsoon blues

Bytes

You say tomato… why some fruits are forever doomed to be called veggies

When botany and linguistics collide: pumpkins are fruits and there's technically no such thing as a vegetable. But try telling that to a five-year-…

Bit of trouble?

Indian scientists develop Bt cabbage as doubts remain over cotton

Become iron woman, eat veggies

As government fails to tackle anaemia, NGOs in Maharashtra help women increase haemoglobin by raising kitchen gardens

Metals for food

Depleting groundwater sources compel farmers in Gujarat to use industrial effluents for irrigation

There’s biodiversity in our backyard and it can help us fight malnourishment

Green leafy veggies are rich in vitamins and minerals

Power packed green

Leafy vegetable that is a great substitute for spinach

Are eco-friendly products really any good?

Eco-friendly products come with thick wrapping and an expensive price tag not everyone can afford.

WHO OWNS OUR VEGGIES?

The patenting of a broccoli developed through conventional breeding in Europe is a disturbing trend since it violates the law on plant life

The pandemic has set in place another killer

In face of high food insecurity, more and more people are eating unhealthy

Go foraging for edible plants

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

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 …

DTE Reportage: How to make organic farming click

DTE travelled across India to find that better market access is key to successful regenerative agriculture

DMF helps Singrauli farmers grow vegetables, earn more

Grantee farmers will be trained in farming methods and guided about the kind of vegetables to grow, which can then be sold commercially

Kerala university finds toxins in 11% vegetables labelled organic

553 samples, including fruits, vegetables and spices, were collected from 7 districts in the state by Kerala Agriculture University at …

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

Contaminated food