Food waste: 1 billion meals squandered a day in 2022, says UN
Sample this. In 2022, 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity. In the same year, households...
ADM and Swayam Shikshan Prayog collab to empower women farmers
ADM, a global provider of sustainable agriculture supply chains, is fostering sustainable farming practices through a strategic partnership with Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP), a...
Pigeonpea speed breeding in drylands of Asia and Africa
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has pioneered the world's first pigeonpea speed breeding protocol, further bolstering food security in...
Smart packaging in securing the food supply chain
At PACK.Nxt in Mumbai in January, Andrew Manly, director of the Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association, which partnered the event, emphasized the pivotal...
Climate-smart agriculture in South Asia
Despite the possibility of climate-smart agriculture improving food security, most CSA practices and technologies are not widely adopted in South Asia.
A global team of...
Diageo India’s initiative for small holder farmers
Diageo India (United Spirits Ltd), an alco-bev company, has launched a micro enterprise initiative to empower small holder women farmers in Nashik. The initiative...
India’s grain and pulses – balancing yield and nutrition
As climate change wreaks havoc, and an uneven and inconsistent rainfall pattern puts farmers in distress, concerns over crop production and food security take...
UP to shift 1lakh acres of summer paddy to spring maize
Four Leaf Clover Agro, an agri solutions company, is getting into a strategic partnership with the government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) for a transformative...
Sutra 2023 – Focus on sustainable trade practices in Indian markets
The Sustainable Trade Summit (SUTRA) 2023, held on 16 and 17 December at Le Meridien, Gurugram, focused on responsible sourcing in Indian markets. This...
nurture.farm — Offering AI-based crop advisory to farmers
Nurture.farm is a digital agro platform offering services, agro-input commerce, market linkages, and advisory to bring about digital transformation, aiming to make agriculture simple,...
