Since independence, India has come a long way from being a food-deficit to a food surplus country. With its varied agro …-climatic conditions and large production base, the country has become a leading exporter of fresh and processed food products. The Indian … government is keen to promote exports of fresh and processed food products and, in recent years, the government has come up with …

coalition committed to the realisation of the right to food in India, and the Forum against Free Trade Agreements - a discussion … regional trade and its implication for food, and (3) assigning new roles to participants in the policymaking process. …Bilateral and regional free trade agreements increasingly substitute for the World Trade Organization in trade …