The Times of India, in a piece about the food security and climate change effects on agriculture in India, writes that malnutrition,
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To provide food security, South Asian nations must engage in liberal trade
The South Asia region has about a quarter of the world’s population and is projected to grow to about 40
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Leaving RCEP: A missed opportunity?
By Manmeet Ajmani Vishruta Choudhary & Devesh Roy In November 2019, India decided to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the latest and the world’s largest trading bloc comprising one-third of global GDP and trade. I... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
The promise and challenges of India’s Direct Benefit Transfer agricultural subsidies
Agriculture is the backbone of India’s rapidly-transforming economy, and one of the government’s major challenges is the increasing burden of agricultural subsidies. Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT)—paying subsidies straight into the bank accounts of ben... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Biofortification: A plausible antidote to hidden hunger
Niraj Kumar & Anjani Kumar A dip in India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has rightly created a stir in the country. The continued focus on calories, and the ignorance of nutritional aspects of food are responsible for the distressed sta... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
