By Pratyaksh Srivastava
60% of India's edible oil demand is met through imports with a large share of it coming from warring Ukraine and Russia. As supply chains get affected due to the war, edible oil prices have gone through the roof in the country. Also, overall food inflation is on the rise which is likely to dampen the Holi festivities.
60% of India's edible oil demand is met through imports with a large share of it coming from warring Ukraine and Russia. As supply chains get affected due to the war, edible oil prices have gone through the roof in the country. Also, overall food inflation is on the rise which is likely to dampen the Holi festivities.
By Swati Bathwal
Sugar has 50 different names in the food industry, all of which break down into glucose when consumed. MSG (monosodium glutamate), linked to Alzheimer's disease, also has several names such as hydrolysed vegetable protein, yeast extract, textured vegetable protein…Do we really know what we are eating?
Sugar has 50 different names in the food industry, all of which break down into glucose when consumed. MSG (monosodium glutamate), linked to Alzheimer's disease, also has several names such as hydrolysed vegetable protein, yeast extract, textured vegetable protein…Do we really know what we are eating?
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
भारत की खाद्य तेल की मांग का 60% आयात के माध्यम से पूरा किया जाता है, जिसमें से एक बड़ा हिस्सा युद्धरत यूक्रेन और रूस से आता है। युद्ध के कारण आपूर्ति श्रृंखला प्रभावित होने के कारण, देश में खाद्य तेल की कीमतें तेजी से बढ़ी गईं हैं।
भारत की खाद्य तेल की मांग का 60% आयात के माध्यम से पूरा किया जाता है, जिसमें से एक बड़ा हिस्सा युद्धरत यूक्रेन और रूस से आता है। युद्ध के कारण आपूर्ति श्रृंखला प्रभावित होने के कारण, देश में खाद्य तेल की कीमतें तेजी से बढ़ी गईं हैं।
By Sumit Yadav
A women-led self help group in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, prepares colours extracted from fruits, vegetables and flowers to sell as gulal for Holi that is round the corner.
A women-led self help group in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, prepares colours extracted from fruits, vegetables and flowers to sell as gulal for Holi that is round the corner.
By Sarah Khan
There has been a continuous rise in the prices of commodities in the last two months. The food price inflation rate in rural India has almost doubled in a year, and is higher than in urban India. Rural citizens have reduced the consumption of pulses, vegetables and milk. This is likely to have long-term health impacts, warn experts. A Gaon Connection report.
There has been a continuous rise in the prices of commodities in the last two months. The food price inflation rate in rural India has almost doubled in a year, and is higher than in urban India. Rural citizens have reduced the consumption of pulses, vegetables and milk. This is likely to have long-term health impacts, warn experts. A Gaon Connection report.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Cultivation of oilseeds, millets, groundnuts, cereals, vegetables and flowers by 2,555 women in Tamil Nadu’s Salem has ushered in better incomes for the cultivators. The Veerapandy Kalanjia Jeevidam Producer Company Limited not merely cultivates food but also processes it into finished products which are highly marketable.
Cultivation of oilseeds, millets, groundnuts, cereals, vegetables and flowers by 2,555 women in Tamil Nadu’s Salem has ushered in better incomes for the cultivators. The Veerapandy Kalanjia Jeevidam Producer Company Limited not merely cultivates food but also processes it into finished products which are highly marketable.
By Deepak Acharya
Based on the wisdom of people dwelling in the remote rural areas, given here are the medicinal benefits of the often-discarded parts of fruits and vegetables that are bound to surprise the reader
Based on the wisdom of people dwelling in the remote rural areas, given here are the medicinal benefits of the often-discarded parts of fruits and vegetables that are bound to surprise the reader
By Sarah Khan
Indonesia, one of the biggest exporters of palm oil to India, has banned all exports from April 28 this year. Nearly 38% of edible oil demand in India is of palm oil. The ban, coupled with the Ukraine-Russia war, may lead to a further rise in edible oil prices in the country where inflation is already soaring.
Indonesia, one of the biggest exporters of palm oil to India, has banned all exports from April 28 this year. Nearly 38% of edible oil demand in India is of palm oil. The ban, coupled with the Ukraine-Russia war, may lead to a further rise in edible oil prices in the country where inflation is already soaring.
By Manoj Choudhary
Two years after the nation-wide lockdown was imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, migrant workers who returned to their homes in Jharkhand, have taken up farming and are growing a variety of crops, including lemon grass and exotic vegetables like broccoli, and reaping profits. Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society is training and supporting these farmers.
Two years after the nation-wide lockdown was imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, migrant workers who returned to their homes in Jharkhand, have taken up farming and are growing a variety of crops, including lemon grass and exotic vegetables like broccoli, and reaping profits. Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society is training and supporting these farmers.
By Puspanjalee Das Dutta
A writer fondly recalls her grandmother’s special dish made with a special kind of tita phool (bitter flowers) that was carefully prepared to keep coughs, colds and fevers at bay from her beloved family members.
A writer fondly recalls her grandmother’s special dish made with a special kind of tita phool (bitter flowers) that was carefully prepared to keep coughs, colds and fevers at bay from her beloved family members.