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- Sri Lanka needs ‘agricultural renaissance’
- Just before and after Sri Lanka was liberated, it was cited as a model low-income nation with extraordinary human development index. Somewhere down the line ...
- India going slow in reducing hunger, says Global Hunger Index
- The second Global Hunger Index presents a gloomy picture when it comes to meeting the MDG targets related to hunger and child mortality. Barring a few ...
- FAO says hunger has grown in the world
- High food prices have added 40 million more this year to the world's undernourished people. The UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation fears that the ongoing ...
- Paddy reclaiming its lost glory in southern India
- Once a symbol of prosperity, paddy cultivation in southern Indian state of Kerala had steadily declined. Low returns had made farmers abandon agriculture to ...
- Afghanistan not prepared for winter
- With the snowfall imminent anytime, Afghan government and aid agencies have not yet completed the exercise of pre-positioning essential relief supplies. It is ...
- Government to ensure supply for trapped civilians
- Sri Lankan government has said that maintaining food supply for the quarter of a million affected Tamilian population in the war-torn areas is its top ...
- Multiple proposals tabled at UN meet to combat food crisis
- Bangladeshi prime minister mooted the proposal of a global food bank to tackle the problem of growing food crisis during recently held UN General Assembly. ...
- Asia Pacific Rice Film Award 2008
- Malaysia based Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific invites entries for the rice film award, the last date for which is January 31, ...
- A billion people go hungry on world food day
- On World Food Day, international NGO Oxfam has asked the developed countries to devise mechanisms to ensure food security, and design social security systems ...
- Unique native diet under wane
- Wild greens, rich in nutritional and medicinal properties, have long been the staple food in tribal areas in central India. Modern agriculture with its ...
- Sri Lankan farmers learn to fight soil salinity
- Due to increased soil salinity in Sri Lanka, farmers were forced to leave large parts of land uncultivated. They are now learning new ways to grow rice using ...
- Growing shame of hunger
- A new Global Hunger Index released simultaneously in India, the United States and Germany yesterday is a reminder of the alarming hunger situation. OneWorld ...
- Greenpeace: India must ban unsafe GM food
- Genetic engineering of staple food crops and medicinal plants in India is a potential health hazard, warns the latest Greenpeace report. Health experts have ...
- Biofuels: Presenting risks and opportunities
- Food and Agricultural Organization’s new publication: The State of Food and Agriculture 2008 says the recent growth in biofuel production is ...
- High food price likely despite record crop
- An expected record cereal crop production this year should not produce a false security on food prices, UN warns. The current global financial crisis can ...
- Measuring global hunger
- International Food Policy Research Institute’s Global Hunger Index 2008 puts India in an alarming category. According to the report the world has ...
- Women in Orissa demand land to end hunger
- Commemorating World Rural Women’s Day, women across the globe have joined hands to demand ownership and control of land to end hunger. In India, Action Aid ...
- Financial crisis to hit food security, warns FAO
- On the eve of the World Food Day, FAO warned that less aid for agriculture in face of the global financial crash could risk another food crisis in coming year. ...
- Securing the world against hunger
- FAO’s The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2008 reviews the impact of high food prices on global undernourishment. The report raises ...
- India’s hunger levels alarming, says report
- India is home to the world’s largest food insecure population according to the Global Hunger Index 2008 released by Washington-based International Food Policy ...
- Uganda food crisis hits fight against HIV
- The food crisis in Uganda is taking its toll on the fight against HIV/AIDS. Those living with the dreaded disease are beginning to reduce their dosages of ...
- More than a billion hungry on World Food Day
- Action Aid in a new report has said that close to one billion people in the world are suffering from hunger and malnutrition. While the NGO has praised China ...
- Cutting down global fossil fuel emissions
- With more than 30% of all greenhouse gas emissions linked to agriculture and land use, it has become essential to focus on this sector. A new report from ...
- Curfew adding to the woes of civilians in Pakistan
- Human Rights Watch has criticised the Pakistan government for keeping people indoors without any food, water or medicines in Swat Valley for past ten days. ...
- Tackling chronic malnutrition in Nepal
- A UNDP project in Nepal’s Jumla district is being implemented to provide better health services and reduce malnutrition. As part of efforts to localise MDGs, ...
- Poor nutrition in food aid triggers malnutrition
- Every year, more than 20 million children die of malnutrition in the developing world. An international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, is ...
- Bumper rice crop may not help the world's poorest
- Food and Agriculture Organisation has predicted that global paddy production in 2008 can bring down consumer prices. However, it also cautions that falling ...
- Driving new changes in Asian irrigation
- Without major reforms and innovations in the way water is used in agriculture, many developing countries will face severe food shortages in future, warns a new ...
- India needs to enlarge its food basket, say experts
- Excessive dependence on cereals like wheat and rice has resulted in skewed dietary habits among Indians, say food experts. According to them the country needs ...
- 'Perfect storm' of resource scarcity to hit world by 2030
- Food, energy and water shortages fuelled by growing populations will lead to a dire dearth of resources, warns UK government chief scientist, Prof. John ...
