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. …
Organic food in Britain is often too expensive in comparison with non-organic products and the price gap must narrow if the struggling sector is to return to strong growth, the Organic Trade Board said. Organic bread costs nearly a third more than non-organic, while the differential for Gala apples was …
Mumbai: Campaigns against genetically modified (GM) food are gearing up in India with various social and consumer groups uniting against it. Organisations like Grahak Panchayat and Greenpeace India have recently started mass movements, trying to bring awareness among people about the dangers of GM food. click here The Mumbai unit …
Farmers worldwide managed 32.2 million hectares of agricultural land organically in 2007, nearly 5 percent more than in the previous year and a 118-percent increase since 2000. Organic farming is now reported in 141 countries; about two thirds of this land area is in industrial countries, and nearly half of …
Alarmed that genetically engineered crops may be finding their way into organic and natural foods, an industry group has begun a campaign to test products and label those that are largely free of biotech ingredients. Skip to next paragraph Top, Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times; Above, Genetic ID A campaign …
There is need for both organic and inorganic food The findings of a study sponsored by the British Food Standards Agency, that organic food is no healthier and provides no significant nutritional benefit when compared with conventionally produced food, may have irked the proponents of organic agriculture but it comes …
Hasan Suroor Organic food is a two-billion pound industry grown fat on the back of celebrity endorsement and a well-heeled middle class seduced by claims that it is good for health. Prince Charles is one of its most enthusiastic and pro-active promoters. Not content with simply consuming it, he has …
London: Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, according to a major study. Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said published Wednesday that consumers were paying higher prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits, creating a global organic market …
Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, according to a major study published Wednesday. Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits, creating a global organic market worth an …
Government is actively contemplating to strengthen the Integreted Paste Management (IPM) program aiming to impose control on the indiscriminate use of pesticides and chemicals at different stages of food chain, Food and Disaster management Minister, Dr Md Abdur Razzak said on Sunday. Expressing concern over the health hazards due to …
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, in collaboration with two of its alumni, is soon going to offer organic food to its students on campus. An outlet of
ALTERNATIVES: Government-run shops such as the Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan have devoted a portion of their shelf-space for organically grown products. CHENNAI: It was, perhaps, the widely travelled and the well-educated who re-introduced the concept of organic food in Indian restaurants. Today, tour operators ensure that their customers are satisfied, by …
Restaurant chain McDonald's Europe launched a farming program on Thursday which could lead to cows getting weekly foot baths but water being saved in the production of lettuce and tomatoes. The company, which has 6,600 restaurants in 40 European countries, is seeking to tackle a wide range of environmental and …
Consumers are still putting environment and ethical issues at the heart of their spending decisions in the recession, even if they have cut back on some higher priced "green" goods like organic foods. Shoppers are flocking to environmentally friendly products sold at competitive prices and are often making more frugal …
Agriculture The green revolution brought in hybrid rice varieties, but they were susceptible to pest and diseases. The Organic Farming Research Centre has been able to regenerate 83 varieties of rice, which are more resistant to pests and survive flooding, writes M A Siraj The organic food movement is receiving …
Increasing urban production of perishable foods can increase diversity in the food system, adding new products, producers, techniques and systems that will resist different threats and meet different needs. As Australia continues to struggle with water scarcity and increasing climate extremes, food production in and around its cities can contribute …
Industrialized aquaculture is the world's fastest-growing animal food production system and is regarded by some experts as an integral part of the long-term solution to growing global food demands. Others, however, contend that the aquaculture industry has no place in sustainable food production, citing an overuse of wild fish to …
Organic India on Sunday launched surgarcane juice in the form of syurp. The syrup has been fortified with a number of herbs that guard against harmful chemicals found in conventional sugar while maintaining its nutritional qualities. Briefing newsmen, Corporate Communications manager Vandita Joan Samuel said the syrup contained whole herbs …
