-Economic and Political Weekly The cultivation of geneticallymodified crops, especially food crops, is not just a domestic issue; it has an impact on global food trade as well. Sukhpal Singh (sukhpal@iimahd.ernet.in) is at the Centre for Management in Agriculture, IIM, Ahmedabad. There is no doubt that the application of biotechnology can lead to yield improvement, cost cutting and lower crop losses, besides providing more processable raw materials and designer products. That is why...

-The Business Standard In July, India had clarified it wouldn't ratify a trade facilitation agreement until a permanent solution on food security was arrived at A day before the World Trade Organization (WTO)'s trade negotiations committee meets in Geneva, India on Wednesday said during the negotiations, it would stick to its stand on food security. Speaking to reporters here, Commerce & Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "Our position remains intact...we will underline the...

-Down to Earth Report released by US-based non-profit indicates that 2 billion people in the world suffer from hidden hunger, affecting their health and productivity India has improved its ranking in the new Global Hunger Index report released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), a Washington-based global non-profit. The country has been ranked at 55 among 76 countries, above Bangladesh (ranked 57) and Pakistan, (also ranked 57). But Nepal and...

-United Nations The United Nations food and agriculture organization (FAO) today kicked-off a two-day meeting focusing on civil society's role in giving a voice to the hungry and how best to improve a multi-stakeholder approach to food security and nutrition policy development at national, regional and global levels. "Reaching consensus is important because it will make us move faster and because we need results in the short term," said Graziano da Silva,...

-United Nations Food markets are more stable and prices for most agricultural commodities are sharply lower than they have been in recent years, according to the latest edition of the biannual Food Outlook report released today by the United Nations food and agriculture organization (FAO). According to a statement released by the Rome-based FAO, bumper harvests and abundant stockpiles are key factors helping drive down international food prices. World wheat production in 2014...