For a global hazard to really get respect these days, it has to threaten Armageddon. Climate change, for instance, is the stuff of apocalyptic movies: it is about flooding, fire and famine. The loss of biodiversity, on the other hand – the shrinking spread of species...
“I already had an inkling of the dire consequences of our diet. But I woke up to the problem only after I encountered the case of a girl who had begun menstruating at the age of six. I was shocked!” My great grandmother lived till the age of 94–this, in a country,...
Revitalising Rainfed Agriculture Network (RRA N) in collaboration with National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India & National Institute of...
237 million people affected in sub-Saharan Africa, straining global and continental hunger eradication efforts Hunger in Africa continues to rise after many years of decline, threatening the continent’s hunger eradication efforts to meet the Malabo Goals 2025...
Because of its ability to grow well in dry soil, millet has been a staple food crop for low-income families in Africa and Asia for thousands of years. Until recently, this cereal was primarily consumed by the rural families growing it. Now, women farmers are taking...
