Food and Nutrition Security Status in India: Opportunities for Investment Partnerships
Nandakumar, T.; Ganguly, Kavery; Sharma, Pravesh; Gulati, Ashok | November 2010
Abstract
India is a net agricultural exporter but food availability is threatened by the effects of climate change and declining water resources on agriculture output. Economic access to food by about a fourth of the population living below the poverty line is problematic. The level of malnutrition, especially among women and children, remains unacceptably high. This paper gives an overview of the various government programs and policies that seek to tackle food and nutrition security in India. Finding that government efforts alone and a business-as-usual stance have been inadequate, this paper explores opportunities for investment and knowledge partnerships between various players to help improve the status of food and nutrition security in India.
Citation
Nandakumar, T.; Ganguly, Kavery; Sharma, Pravesh; Gulati, Ashok. 2010. Food and Nutrition Security Status in India: Opportunities for Investment Partnerships. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1390. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Agriculture
Health
Health Impacts
Public Health
Sustainable agriculture
Commercial agriculture
Public Health Care
Education, Health and Social Protection
Access to Health Services
Health Aspects of Poverty
Health Objectives
Diseases
Agricultural education
Sustainable development
Environmental management
Disease Control
Prenatal Care
Safety Education
Water Quality
Animal Diseases
Agricultural diversification
Agricultural resource
Farm produce
Land capability for agriculture
Food Supply
Rural land use
Technological innovations
Agricultural innovations
Farm supply industry
Natural resource
Adaptive natural resource management
Produce trade
Poor
Price Indexes
Intergrated rural development
Cost and standard of living
Population
Social work with rural women
Water resources development
Sanitation systems
Prevention of disease
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