Selected Tag: Food Security
Selected Tag: Food Security

India’s Food grain Procurement Policy Deserves Review

On the one hand, farmers hesitate to grow oilseeds, millets and pulses as they are not assured of procurement. On the other, India imports huge amounts of pulses and vegetable oils. To break this cycle, the government needs to look beyond rice and wheat for procurement.

G. Chandrashekhar

September 16, 2026 at 8:10 AM IST

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When Welfare Works but Poverty Persists: India's Structural Divide

India’s achievement in alleviating poverty is remarkable. But a closer look at the data reveals a cluster of states deeply dependent on food entitlements. Their problem is not insufficient transfers, but insufficient structural transformation.

Rajesh Kumar*

March 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM IST

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India’s Protein Blind Spot: Why Growth Has Not Fed the Nation Well

India’s malnutrition problem is not about shortages. It is about neglecting protein in food policy, even as domestic sources remain abundant and underused.

G. Chandrashekhar

December 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM IST

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The Nutrition Blind Spot in India’s Food Security Journey

India may be food-secure, but it is far from nutrition-secure—malnutrition continues to erode health, productivity and economic potential across states and age groups.

G. Chandrashekhar

December 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM IST

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