Globally 30 percent of the food produced never reaches to a human stomach (FAO, 2021). Tackling food loss and waste benefits the climate, food security, and sustainability of agri-food systems. India suffers
The Centre has released Rs 189 crore for the implementation of seven wasteland development projects in Himachal Pradesh. The projects will be implemented in seven districts of the
While agricultural scientists, politicians and policy-makers are harping on the importance of biotechnology in increasing food production to feed the 800 million hungry in the world, granaries in
As World Food Day activities took place in more than 150 countries, FAO Director General Jacques Diouf announced that he was seeking postponement of World Food Summit : five years later scheduled for
In the 1990s the number of hungry people declined by 6 million a year on average, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced. At this rate it would take 60 years to reduce the number of
The global area of genetically improved crops is likely to reach 50 million hectares by the end of 2001, according to a survey by Dr Clive James, Chairman of the International Service for the
The Gujarat Government has been caught unawares by a Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) directive seeking the destruction of genetically modified (GM) cotton said to be growth in the cotton
Spurious seeds in hybrid crops are posing a threat to the expanding national hybrid programme that encompasses 9 major crops, the Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Indian Council for Agricultural
A new dairy project for Rs 2.29 crore would be implemented in Madhya Pradesh. The project envisaging production, collection and fast chilling of milk and enhancing productivity would cover the area
With the large-scale haphazard conversion of agricultural land to industrial and urban use in the National capital region, the NCR Planning Board has called for evolving a rational policy for
The Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) is gearing up for the launch of the region's first food-testing laboratory with comprehensive facilities for the agro-processing
