Food Production

Balancing India's food demands with goals to cut down emissions, climate change

Innovations in food production are essential, with farming for many energy-crops on the decline.

World Environment Day: With dwindling food production, how India can tackle the problem

Climate change isn't just an environmental issue.

Food production deserves high priority in national policy: Pranab Mukherjee

Food production deserves very high priority in national policy as more steps are required to provide it to the poor and the needy, President Pranab Mukherjee said today.

Normal monsoon? Why it means almost nothing now

We should read the IMD's monsoon forecast with caution. It does not tell us that things will be normal in terms of rainfall, crop output or prices. But in its absence we would have to worry.

From 1947 to 2014: How the Indian economy has changed since independence

Here is a look at the key macro indicators of the nation's economy from independence till now.

Rising prices of food, beverages push WPI in May to 6.01%

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was 5.20 percent in April and 4.58 percent a year ago in May.

Food shortage will be a reality by mid-century, says UN

As the need for more food increases, the world is spending less and less money on agricultural research, causing many scientists to doubt whether food production can keep up with demand growth.