Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
New Delhi:Hooked to organic food for its supposed health benefits? Here’s some food for thought. In the largest analysis of studies till date on organic food, researchers from Stanford University have said there is “little evidence of healthier benefits from organic food over those grown conventionally”. The researchers found no …
Chandigarh : A consumer-farmer cooperative will soon be set up in the city to provide affordable organic food to consumers, who will also be stakeholders in the farms. This was announced on the concluding day of the two-day Safe Food Festival organised by Kheti Virasat Mission (KVM). The move was …
Rice can be a major source of inorganic arsenic (Asi) for many sub-populations. Rice products are also used as ingredients in prepared foods, some of which may not be obviously rice based. Organic brown rice syrup (OBRS) is used as a sweetener in organic food products as an alternative to …
The Agriculture Ministry has drawn up a plan to develop 13 sectors of the agricultural field under Api Wawamu Rata Nagamu Under this project the Ministry had allocated around Rs 440 million to develop the agriculture sector for the year 2012, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana said. According to the …
Bhopal : Agriculture and Food Processing Production and Export Development Authority (APEDA) has given accreditation to Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency. The agency has been recognised as certified agency under National Organic Production Programme. This recognition was accorded at the meeting of National Accreditation Body for Organic Products on …
On his focus areas as chairperson of Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) I would like to focus on building capacity in developing and least developed countries. Most of them do not understand the Codex document, what it contains and what is there between the lines. So, they do not know how …
Greenpeace activists, with assistance from chefs of Le Meridien and students of the International Institute of Hotel Management, today prepared 342.5 kg of organic baingan bharta (eggplant dish), the largest amount of the dish ever cooked in the world. The event, held at Dilli Haat in south Delhi, was a …
Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Harjiram Burdak flagged off the first-ever consignment of certified organic food to be exported from Rajasthan to the United States here on Thursday. The organic food comprises mainly conventional pulses for which there is a heavy demand in the U.S. They were produced from the processing unit …
SHILLONG: The North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project (NERCORMP) has, after many hiccups successfully carved out a niche for itself as a facilitating agency to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable groups in a sustainable manner. Through improved management of the resource base of villagers the project helps in preserving …
US analysis highlights the high greenhouse gas emissions of popular animal products in comparison to alternatives like lentils, rice and tomatoes. Food derived from methane-generating ruminant animals such as sheep and cows has the highest level of greenhouse gas emissions, according to research published in the US.
Organic farming must ditch its irrational mistrust of science or risk losing its reputation as being safer and healthier. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028186.200-irradiating-organic-food-would-save-lives.html?full=true&print=true
What’s really in your cuppa? - A special investigation into the hidden costs of tea, milk and sugar. http://files.theecologist.org/Pdfs/Whats_in_your_cuppa.pdf
Gangtok, Feb 4: Sikkim Government has ambitious plans to make the State a fully organic one by 2015 which will make it a hotspot for organic products, state Agriculture minister D N Takarpa said today. At the “Sikkim Food Processing Investors meet” here, the minister said efforts were on in …
When shopping for food, ever more consumers in rich nations pay attention not only to prices, appearance and flavour. They also consider environmental and social aspects. Therefore, certifications of organic production, fair-trade practices or regional origin often lead to a premium in the marketplace and can benefit small-scale farmers. Two …
Shishir Behera A cup of good tea in the morning is the perfect way to start a day, and if it is organic nothing like it. With people becoming health conscious by the day, demand for organic products is rising multi-fold every year. And its not just the organic tea, …
It is now final: Health Ministry would lord over the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) only in regard to clinical trials of pharmaceutical drugs but would have no control over genetically modified foods. Sources said the Cabinet has approved Ministry of Science & Technology
It's fast catching on -- organic farm tourism is the latest value addition rural tourism has achieved across the globe THE ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE RUSTIC SELFCATERING COT- TAGES AND HOME-COOKED, ORGANIC FOOD The frescoed havelis of Nawalgarh, the native land of the Sekhawat Rajputs in Rajasthan, once drew tourists from France …
Looking for a quick way to feel lousy about yourself? Then forget the idea of a healthy diet and just eat what your body wants you to eat. Your body wants meat; your body wants fat; your body wants salt and sugar. Your body will put up with fruits and …
