Agriculture policy

The report projects that if current trends continue, nearly 670 million people or eight per cent of the world population will still be undernourished...

One in five people across the planet rely on wild species for income and food. More than 10,000 wild species are harvested for human...

Three of every 10 Sri Lankan households are unsure where their next meal will come from, the latest Food Insecurity Assessment brought out by...

In scenes reminiscent of the farmers’ protests in India, the Dutch farmers too brought their loaded tractors on to city streets. The farmer leaders...

The conference will cover an array of issues. It will discuss food fortification, diversification of food basket, crop diversification and reforms in PDS and...

The Centre has allocated Rs 2.07 lakh crore for food subsidies this year. Extending the scheme further is likely to cost the government another...

The pandemic initially exposed cracks in our supposedly efficient industrialized food system through supply chain breakdowns, worker shortages and trade restrictions. Now, we can add high food prices and growing inequality to...

FAO report flags risks to food security from high food and agricultural input prices. It says that real prices for farmers are low and...