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This paper examines the efficacy of the current system of public foodgrains management and policies in promoting food security in the country. It argues that the system has outlived its usefulness, and that continuing with the same only stifles growth in foodgrains, with very little welfare...
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dataset from India, analyzes the determinants of dietary diversity, which is measured using the Entropy Index. Heterogeneous …
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This policy outlines a very clear strategy of creating a large pool of land so that every family's right to land is fully honoured. The policy proceeds to suggest a just and equitable method of allotting land on a priority basis to the marginalized, especially marginalized women. Policy...
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A key driver of foreign investment in land, food security is a challenge mankind has been confronted with in various times and places. Wherever human societies have developed, growing needs have led to increasing arable land, and when land has been limited by nature or wars, food shortages...
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The first of a series of eSSays dossiers on issues of public concern. Guest editor: M.H. Suryanarayana. Contents: Poverty Line: Pursuit of an Elusive Minimum by M.H. Suryanarayana Fixing Poverty vs. Fixing the Poverty Line by Anirudh Krishna Agriculture: Is it a Destination for the Poor? by R S...
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This piece analyzes the implications of the National Food Security Act for India's commitments under the WTO Agreement …
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. This video has been designed to spread awareness about food insecurity in India, and the issues related to it. …
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The report is a rich source with qualitative and quantitative data on the status of children in India from authentic …
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Declaration made at the end of two days national seminar on Food security and Sustainability in India held on November …
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The paper discusses the impacts of free-trade policy on the agricultural exports of Kerala.
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