Opinion: Egg shortage in parts of India is a harbinger of the coming protein scarcity

Per capita egg consumption in India has doubled in the last 20 years and increased more than a hundred times in the last 60 years.

Femi E Benny

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Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan

· Mar 29, 2023 · 07:30 pm

As India tries to popularise millets, it should learn from the cautionary tale of quinoa

Quinoa’s sudden rise as a superfood benefited farmers but also resulted in a boom-and-bust cycle.

Mahima Jain

· Mar 15, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Are we headed towards a global food crisis?

Phosphorus is essential to farming, and its increasingly disrupted supply chain may lead to a disaster that can take the world by surprise.

Julia Martin-Ortega, The Conversation

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Brent Jacobs, The Conversation

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Dana Cordell, The Conversation

· Dec 29, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Both Ethiopia and Somalia suffered droughts but only of them faced a famine. Why?

The factors that set the two apart were political inclusion and good use of foreign aid.

Joshua Busby, The Conversation

· Nov 02, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Wheat output to fall 3% from last year, says Centre

Heatwaves across many wheat-producing states have resulted in a dip in the production of the staple grain this year.

Scroll Staff

· May 20, 2022 · 12:35 pm

Foodgrains should not be hoarded by rich nations like Covid-19 vaccines, says India at UN

Union minister V Muraleedharan made the comment at a ministerial meeting on global food security.

Scroll Staff

· May 19, 2022 · 01:38 pm

NITI Aayog recommends curtailing coverage under food security law to save on subsidies: Report

The think tank has reportedly suggested cutting down coverage in rural areas from 75% of population to 60% and from 50% to 40% in urban areas.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 28, 2021 · 01:48 pm

Despite high malnutrition levels, Budget 2020 reduced allocation for nutrition schemes by 19%

This adversely impacts remuneration paid to frontline workers.

Happy Pant, IndiaSpend.com

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Shruti Ambast, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 16, 2020 · 01:30 pm

For India’s ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ plan to succeed, it must overcome three key obstacles

Inter-state migrants cannot be beneficiaries of the public distribution system. The scheme seeks to correct this.

Aditya Srinivasan, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 26, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Centre planning to roll out ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme within a year

Union food minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the scheme would allow migrant workers to access the public distribution system from anywhere in India.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 28, 2019 · 12:35 pm

Food insecurity in India is hurting children’s ability to learn

A new study finds a link between access to food and learning outcomes, which could also impact the economy going forward.

Jasmine Fledderjohann, The Conversation

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Elisabetta Aurino, The Conversation

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Sukumar Vellakkal, The Conversation

· Apr 19, 2019 · 01:30 pm

First person: Why I am campaigning for GM crops in Africa to combat hunger

Campaigns against genetically modified crops across the globe make me wonder if improved crop varieties would ever reach small farmers like my mother.

Walter Suza, The Conversation

· Feb 11, 2019 · 08:30 pm