Vani SKulkarni , Raghav Gaiha

by Rachel Shields

GM crops have a role to play in preventing mass starvation across the world caused by a combination of climate change and rapid population growth, a scientist has said.

Washington: The number of Americans who lived in households that lacked consistent access to adequate food soared last year, to 49 million, the highest since the government began tracking what it calls

JUST six months ago, in March, the Centre was facing the problem of plenty with rice. At 21 million tonnes, the stocks were four times the buffer norm of 5.2 million tonnes. Farmers were offloading premium varieties that sold at Rs 40 per kg in the retail at Rs 25 per kg to traders. Rice prices, analysts foretold, would crash due to unbearably heavy stocks.

China will promote stability, cooperation

SINGAPORE: Chinese President Hu Jintao and other leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) met for the second and final day on Sunday for their annual meeting, focusing on

United Nations: Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon observed a 24-hour fast in solidarity with a billion hungry people worldwide, his spokesperson Marie Okabe has said.

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The Third World Summit on Food Security will be held next week in Rome -- from November 16 to 18
NEVER IN THE history of mankind have so many people been so hungry. Despite rapid development, modern technology and burgeoning international trade, today an estimated 1.02 billion people around the world are wanting for food.

The media will have to serve as sources of early warning in relation to the emerging food crisis.

The Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Agriculture Department under the initiative of the district administration launched crop harvesting mission on Thursday to get the actual output report of the extra yield variety Arize 6444 of hybrid rice technology whose demonstration was conducted under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM).