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Leveraging Millets’ Bioactive Compounds in Food Applications

Leveraging Millets’ Bioactive Compounds in Food Applications

Dr Pratibha Singh, Associate Professor, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management – Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T), Tamil Nadu, India Millets are a group of climate-resilient cereals that have been cultivated for more than 10,000 years

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Transforming Global Food Systems with AI

Transforming Global Food Systems with AI

Radhika Krishnaswamy, Senior Vice President, Findability Sciences Recently, I was watching a documentary with my children about leafcutter ant colonies when my ears perked up as the narrator described the ants as ‘farmers’. Leafcutter ants

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Prepping Hard Towards Water Security

Prepping Hard Towards Water Security

Dr Nilesh Amritkar, Managing Director, Envirocare Labs Pvt. Ltd. Progress often reveals what we have overlooked. In 2026, when science can decode the human genome and map distant galaxies, millions still struggle to find one

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Repositioning Gujarat Groundnut for EU Peanut Butter Leadership

Repositioning Gujarat Groundnut for EU Peanut Butter Leadership

Dr M S Basu, Ex Director ICAR; Visiting Scientist ICRISAT and UNIDO International Consultant (Africa)  India, despite being the world’s largest producer of groundnut, continues to export a substantial share of its produce to the

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India’s Grapes: Nutritional Export Powerhouse

India’s Grapes: Nutritional Export Powerhouse

Co-written by Sharmistha Naik, Sujoy Saha, & Kaushik Banerjee, ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune, Maharashtra India's grape industry remains a vibrant pillar of the country's horticultural sector, distinguished by its strong focus on fresh

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How Mushroom Farming Is Driving the Growth of the Functional Food Industry

How Mushroom Farming Is Driving the Growth of the Functional Food Industry

Richa Jaggi, Co-Founder & CMO, Awshad For a long time, mushroom cultivation was tucked away in a small corner of the agricultural sector, mostly producing white button mushrooms for local grocery shelves. That era is

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The Rise of Everyday Immunity: Why Functional Nutrition Is Becoming Mainstream

The Rise of Everyday Immunity: Why Functional Nutrition Is Becoming Mainstream

Mithun Majumdar, CEO, 750AD Healthcare Pvt Ltd. Ever since the primitive times, immunity has been always associated with vaccines, seasonal colds and occasional sickness. However, with the changing lifestyle and awareness, immunity has now become

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Decoding Food Labels

Decoding Food Labels

Dr Manika Singh, Nutritional Consultant, Godrej Industries Group In today’s competitive retail environment, packaging is more than a branding tool, it is a critical communication interface between manufacturers and consumers. While shoppers often prioritise price,

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Why India’s Next Nutrition Leap Will Begin at the Farm, Not the Factory

Why India’s Next Nutrition Leap Will Begin at the Farm, Not the Factory

Prateek Rastogi, CEO & Co-Founder, Better Nutrition The Union Budget 2026 underscored a structural reality facing India’s food and agriculture ecosystem: the rising burden of non-communicable diseases and the need to shift farmer income growth

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Understanding Citric Acid and Citrate Salts: More Than  Just a Sour Taste 

Understanding Citric Acid and Citrate Salts: More Than  Just a Sour Taste 

Jitu Patel, Director, Daffodil Pharma  If you've ever squeezed a lemon into your tea or read the ingredients on a soda can, you've  encountered citric acid. But there's a lot more to this common ingredient