Tag: food security

National
Are Small Farms More Productive? A New Study Challenges the Long-Held Belief

Are Small Farms More Productive? A New Study Challenges the Long-Held Belief

A new study by IIT Bombay and the University of Hyderabad challenges the long-held...

International
DialogueNEXT 2025: Global Leaders Convene in New Delhi to Tackle Hunger Crisis

DialogueNEXT 2025: Global Leaders Convene in New Delhi to Tackle Hunger Crisis

The two-day gathering brings together high-level policymakers, experts, and farmers...

National
Broken Rice to Be Separated from FCI Stock for Ethanol, Market Use

Broken Rice to Be Separated from FCI Stock for Ethanol, Market Use

The Indian government plans to segregate broken rice from 50 lakh tonnes of FCI...

International
Droughts Devastate Crops Across China and Europe as Extreme Heat and Rainfall Variability Threaten Global Food Security

Droughts Devastate Crops Across China and Europe as Extreme Heat and Rainfall Variability Threaten Global Food Security

Severe droughts and heatwaves are crippling crops across China and Europe, threatening...

International
Global Food Price Index Rises Slightly in June Amid Surge in Dairy, Meat, and Vegetable Oil Prices

Global Food Price Index Rises Slightly in June Amid Surge in Dairy, Meat, and Vegetable Oil Prices

Global food prices rose slightly in June 2025, driven by higher meat, dairy, and...

International
ICRISAT, CIMMYT to Strengthen Scientific Alliance to Combat Climate Challenges

ICRISAT, CIMMYT to Strengthen Scientific Alliance to Combat Climate Challenges

ICRISAT and CIMMYT have reaffirmed their scientific alliance to combat climate challenges...

National
'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' will not stop, KVKs to Be Nodal Agencies in Every District

'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' will not stop, KVKs to Be Nodal Agencies in Every District

As part of the initiative, 2,170 teams of scientists and agricultural experts visited...

Opinion
Inflation Tamed by Imports, But at Farmers’ Expense

Inflation Tamed by Imports, But at Farmers’ Expense

While inflation might seem like good news for consumers, it paints a troubling picture...

National
NAAS Felicitates Harvir Singh and Prabhudatt Mishra for Contribution to Agricultural Journalism

NAAS Felicitates Harvir Singh and Prabhudatt Mishra for Contribution to Agricultural Journalism

Harvir Singh, Editor-in-Chief of Rural Voice, and Prabhudatt Mishra, Deputy Editor...

International
Netherlands Funds Global Push for Stronger Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards

Netherlands Funds Global Push for Stronger Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards

The announcement was made at a signing ceremony attended by WTO Director-General...

International
Brazilian Microbiologist Dr. Mariangela Hungria Named 2025 World Food Prize Laureate

Brazilian Microbiologist Dr. Mariangela Hungria Named 2025 World Food Prize Laureate

A scientist whose biological seed treatments helped make Brazil a global breadbasket...

National
Coal emissions cause yield loss for wheat and rice in India: Study

Coal emissions cause yield loss for wheat and rice in India: Study

Stanford researchers estimated crop losses linked to emissions of nitrogen dioxide...

National
Don't make farmer shoulder climate burden: Prof. Glenn Denning

Don't make farmer shoulder climate burden: Prof. Glenn Denning

In conversation with Harvir Singh, Editor-in-Chief of Rural Voice, Prof Denning...

International
Over 10% of global land affected by salinity: FAO report

Over 10% of global land affected by salinity: FAO report

The climate crisis and human mismanagement contribute to excessive salinisation,...

National
Despite bumper production, central government tightens stock limits on wheat

Despite bumper production, central government tightens stock limits on wheat

Under the revised limits, wholesalers are now allowed to maintain wheat stock up...

National
Chouhan pushes the PPP model for quality seed availability, calls for strict action on spurious inputs

Chouhan pushes the PPP model for quality seed availability, calls for strict action on spurious inputs

In a review meeting, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called for strict...