Beef

Argentina bars butchers from carrying 'half-animal' on their back

President Alberto Fernandez's government ends old practice on hygiene and health grounds in beef-mad South American country.

Nearly half the world's population 'suffers from poor nutrition'

A new global assessment found that 48 percent of the population currently eats either too little or too much, resulting in harmful impacts for people and planet.

Vilification of Indian Muslims: The method in the madness

In addition to the Hindutva ideology, the demonisation of Muslims is a useful distraction for those in power.

Is a post-meat future on the horizon?

The ‘alt-protein’ revolution is coming, and we should embrace it.

Mob kills man in new cow lynching in India

The Christian man's so-called cow-lynching highlights the spike in such incidents ever since Prime Minister Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept to power in 2014. Most victims have been Muslims and Dalits

Cows come home to haunt India's Modi

Protecting cows and banning beef consumption was one of the measures by India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to shore up support across the country. Instead, it is creating a backlash, even among Hindu farmers.

Japan's wagyu beef looks to conquer the world

With consumption of the famed meat known for its melt-in-the-mouth tenderness and marbled fat on the decline in Japan, producers are looking overseas to boost sales instead.

India's top court suspends beef ban

Prime Minister Modi's government on May 25 decreed that markets could only trade cattle for agricultural purposes, such as ploughing and dairy production, affecting the livelihood of those working in the beef and leather industries.

Madras court orders temporary halt to Indian beef ban

Petitioners from India's Tamil Nadu state objected to the ban, saying it infringed on their right to eat what they choose.

Government ban imperils India's meat and leather industries

A nationwide ban on the sale of cows and buffaloes is threatening the existence of India's meat and leather industries. Some state governments say the national government has exceeded its powers in the Hindu-majority nation, which reveres cows.

Mexican beef exporters look to Muslim markets as alternative to US

Mexico's growing beef industry is targeting Muslim consumers in the Middle East to reduce dependence on buyers in the United States.

Thousands protest against attack on 'low-caste' Indians

Members of India's Muslim community join the Dalits in their protest against the attacks by cow protection vigilantes. Dalits have also stopped their commonly tasked duties of removing the corpses of dead cows from the streets of India.