Food Security from India

Potato may emerge as the knight with shining armour having potential to ensure global food security in todays fragile agri-food system: Indian Perspective

June 14, 2022

A hero role for potatoes in global food security? An Indian perspective

The global agri-food system has been struggling with a series of disruptions caused by various events including drastic climate variabilities, the global pandemic of Covid-19 outburst, and the recent among them is Russia-Ukraine war.

In Jharkhand, a homegrown innovation is driving up potato farmers' incomes

January 21, 2020

In Jharkhand, India a homegrown innovation is driving up potato farmers' incomes

An easy to build structure helps farmers in Jharkhand to store their potatoes much longer

Indian State Odisha Imposes Stock Limits On Potatoes to curb prices

May 10, 2018

Indian State Odisha Imposes Stock Limits On Potatoes to curb prices

In a bid to rein in prices of potatoes, the government of the Indian State Odisha has imposed stock holding limits on this Indian staple.

India's government asked PepsiCo to develop nutritious processed foods to be included in school lunches around the country, food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said on Tuesday after a meeting with Pepsico chief executive officer Indra Nooyi.

August 27, 2014

India asks Pepsico to make 107 million school lunches healthier

India’s government is seeking help from an unlikely partner to feed millions of its hungriest children: PepsiCo Inc, the world’s largest snack maker.