food security

Bees do far more than make honey — they’re the hidden force behind farming. By pollinating crops, they boost harvests, improve food quality, and sustain biodiversity.

This World Photography Day, step inside India’s fields through portraits of farmers who are saving seeds, reviving traditions, and growing crops that change lives.

Darlapudi Ravi was an assistant general manager at a cement industry when he realised how modern dietary practices lead to a variety of diseases. Here's how this realisation motivated him to build a seed bank.

Faced with crop spoilage in his village, 26-year-old Swuyievezo Dzudo used his science background to build a solar dryer that costs Rs 7,000. Now used by over 500 farmers in Nagaland, his invention is saving crops, boosting incomes, and earning national recognition.

Moved by the suffering in his hometown, Basaiah Hiremath left a high-paying job in the US to return to Karnataka. His solution? Moringa: a superfood that changed thousands of lives.

Make the most of the monsoon by growing your food. This guide covers everything from soil preparation to harvesting, helping you create a leafy and eco-friendly kitchen garden that supports healthy living and reduces waste.

India’s groundbreaking rice innovation is changing the way we think about farming. With higher yields and reduced water use, this genome-edited crop could transform agriculture for good.

No Food Waste, founded by Padmanaban Gopalan, Dinesh Manickam, and Sudhakar Marimuthu, operates a food recovery and redistribution network in Chennai. Arun Kumar, the regional director collects surplus food from various sources and delivers it to those in need while promoting sustainability and community-driven solutions.

Lucknow-based Aishwarya Bhatnagar and Prateek Rastogi run 'Greenday' to promote innovative farming methods and biofortified seeds that benefit both farmers and consumers alike.

All sourcing is volunteer-based. The cost of the initial 15 days or so was borne by Wadhwa and his friends. But as the operation grew, various communities and volunteers were more than willing to help out.