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
Facing mounting pressure from protest groups, Starbucks Corp. this week affirmed its commitment to environmentally friendly products and fair wages for coffee farmers. Protesters will hand out fliers
The much-hyped Food-for-work programme seems to have landed in the bureaucratic web. Designed to provide relief to people below poverty line in areas affected by natural calamities, the programme has
Digvijay Singh has his way, Madhya Pradesh will soon be exporting "Duco wheat" an essential ingredient for good quality pasta to Italy and other European countries. The Madhya Pradesh chief minister
The US Senate passed an election-year farm bill that boosts subsidies for grain and cotton growers and doubles spending on conservation programs. Unlike a House-passed bill, the Senate legislation
Organic products should be given tax breaks throughout the European Union to help them compete with conventionally grown goods, a green lobby group proposed this week. A study commissioned by the
Farmers in Japan marched on the government for a second day in central Tokyo, calling for more efforts to revive beef consumption, which has been crippled by the outbreak of mad cow disease and a
The Himachal Pradesh Government has achieved the targets in the production of foodgrains and vegetables in the northern zone of the state comprising Una, Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur and Chamba districts
A quantum leap in agricultural yields, and pest resistance, can only be achieved through genetically modified varieties and the line of research has to be encouraged, even though there are some
Work on transgenic golden rice fortified with vitamin-A is likely to be completed within four years. The International Rice Research Institute(IRRI) has already handed over raw materials of the
The Union Government has signed a four-year work plan agreement with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines, for improvement and development of rain-fed varieties for dry and
