On June 27, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced plans to move towards a system of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ (ONORC). The system, once introduced, would enable beneficiaries to get their quota of grains from any ration shop of their own choice across the country. The ONORC system is of considerable utility to migrants. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
GSSP hosts seminar on public agricultural expenditure and rural investment strategies
by Karl Pauw Ghana’s low budgetary allocation to agriculture is just one of the reasons why the country was considered “not on track” as measured against the African Union’s African Agricultural Transformation Scorecard (AATS) in 2018. However, some have argued that the quality of agricultural spending is more important than the level of spending. In […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
We have to look beyond Zero Budget Natural Farming
Overemphasis on Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) to reduce cost of production and double farmer incomes must be analysed critically and holistically. The adoption of high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds along with irrigation, chemical fertilisers, associated package of practices and strong policy support (credit, MSP, etc) ushered in Green Revolution during the 1960s. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Biofortified staples may hold the key to India’s rural malnutrition
The National elections in India may well be over, but the persistent issue of malnutrition still holds the nation in its tight grip. And yet, of the myriads of topical issues that comprised political propaganda, including caste, religion, employment, farmer upliftment, and even social transfers, none of the political parties raised this critical issue. The twin problems of malnutrition and nutritional insecurity are particularly severe in rural India. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Rohingya in Bangladesh are surviving – but their long-term prospects are grim
Paul Dorosh and John Hoddinott Note: Join us July 10 as the authors and other participants discuss their survey of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh at an IFPRI policy seminar. It’s been nearly two years since 671,000 Rohingya fled violence and persecution in Myanmar for the safety of Cox’s Bazar, near the southeastern tip of Bangladesh. [Read More...] Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
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