Latest in: Food

The World Bank organized a discussion on a key issue impacting the present and future of the world. “On the Menu: Can Food be the Planet’s Medicine?” sprang from concerns that  current diets are making both...

As a Pakistani-American journalist working in Washington D.C., it has been a useful experience for me to interact with my colleagues in several cities of Pakistan. I am happy to report that Pakistani-American Press Association (PAPA),...

Fishing is not just fishing when it is poor man’s business of life. It helps fight poverty, brings essential diet nutrients to the poor communities, and employs nearly 60 million people worldwide – 14 per cent...

Countries with rising populations, lower growth and scarce natural resources are likely to be “increasingly dependent” on imports to feed their people in the  near future. Overall exports from countries and regions with plenty of agricultural...

Image Credit: Bill Ebbesen/Creative Commons So, what to do about the fat that human bodies need to maintain an overall healthy equilibrium? No animal fat? Vegetables all the way?  Or some nuts also? Let’s focus today...

Getting smarter and wiser is part of the evolution and as a species, and as human beings we have done OK in areas from education and health to science and technology. But, when it comes to...

Stamen of fish hook cactus, Photo: SKsiddhartthan/Wikimedia Commons The days of the thorny cactus being dismissed as worthless and invasive species are over as the harsh realities of climate change is pushing agriculturalists to market it...

Photo: Ms Jones from California(Our (Almost Traditional) Thanksgiving Dinner)/Wikimedia Commons A break from the ever-revolving cycle of political wrangling may be an essential part of what a holiday looks like. Sounds natural! But this may be...

Culinary fruits front Photo: Ionutzmovie assumed as per creative commons/Wikimedia Commons Fruits have long been known as rich diet that naturally strengthen functioning of the human body and help avert several disesses. But what exactly is...

Olive growing is no more a waste of time for Yousaf Shah in Pakistan’s north-eastern district of Chakwal as he is getting reasonable return from cultivation of the greenish black fruit this year. But Shah’s success...