Food security

PM Modi bats for out of box solutions to foster global food security amid changing world order

India’s food processing industry has come up as a sunrise industry in the country, attracting Rs 50,000 crore of foreign…

1 year ago

PM Modi to inaugurate World Food India 2023 today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the second edition of the Mega food event 'World Food India 2023' on Friday…

1 year ago

Wary of Climate Change, IIT-Bombay and United Nations WFP to collaborate for improving India’s food security and nutrition

With the objective of improving food security, nutrition, climate resilience and livelihoods in India, the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay will…

1 year ago

China’s floods hammer battered economy, losses could scale $15 billion

The devastating floods in China will add to its economic woes making recovery tougher. The world’s second largest economy is…

1 year ago

India’s food security not in question as heavy rains fail to dent sowing of Kharif crops

Sowing of Kharif crops has been spread over an area of 1053.59 lakh hectare compared to 1049.96 lakh hectare, despite…

1 year ago

MSPs of coarse grains rise by 100-150% between 2014-15 and 2023-24

There has been a huge increase of 100 per cent to 150 per cent in the minimum support price (MSP)…

1 year ago

India’s rice production in last five years stable, area sown this year marginally higher

Despite rising threats from erratic climate conditions, India’s rice production in the last five years have steadily risen. In 2018-19,…

1 year ago

China faces food crisis as heatwave, flooding damages crops

Severe floods in China’s Beijing and surrounding areas including Hebei have damaged several crops, once again putting the spotlight on…

1 year ago

India intends supplying grains to poorer nations amid Ukraine war

Even as India imposed a ban on exports of non basmati rice, it will continue to supply grains to countries…

1 year ago

India will continue to export food grains to vulnerable countries

India will continue to export food grains including wheat and rice to vulnerable countries that seek New Delhi's assistance as…

1 year ago

With food security on the radar, India, Iran look at expanding agri-partnership

As India and Iran reboot their ties, issues related to food security and cooperation in the agriculture sector are set…

1 year ago

Sowing of Kharif crops on track as monsoon hits India

The delay in the arrival of monsoon is unlikely to impact sowing of Kharif crops if rains continue in the…

1 year ago

Global South can follow India’s lead to tackle food security and climate change: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message was clear as he addressed the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ summit in Hyderabad today—that India will…

1 year ago

India’s sowing of kharif crops on course despite concerns over monsoon

Sowing of crops during the Kharif season, which begins in June, is expected to be normal even as concerns over…

1 year ago

Heavy rains damage large swathes of crops in China leading concerns over food security

Heavy rains and floods in several parts of China including the Jiangxi province -- known for its rice cultivation, have…

2 years ago

Expansion of BRICS has a clear message–Global South is all set to drive the global agenda

The imminent expansion of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) bloc could be a game changer. Albeit a slow starter, the group-set…

2 years ago

El Nino puts global food security on notice, India’s rice exports likely to drop to meet domestic demand

India’s ban on food grain exports will not be lifted anytime soon amid rising concerns over an El Nino situation.…

2 years ago

How reliance on millets may protect Indian farmers amid El Nino threat

Amid soaring mercury levels and a rising threat of possible El Nino situation this year, a large number of farmers…

2 years ago

Untimely rains amplify importance of millet cultivation to stabilise India’s food security

India’s next focus will be on increasing millet production. Untimely rains in the last few days which have dented rabi…

2 years ago

Union Budget likely to hike outlay for boosting farm production

With food security now becoming a core issue amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and climate change, the Narendra Modi government…

2 years ago

India gears up for International Year of Millets with big push to grain at farms in 2023

India, the world’s largest producer of millets, is planning to position these as short grains superfoods with immense health benefits…

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