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Nutritional Security Vis-A-Vis Food Production in India:The Strength of Agri-Nutri Linkage in Retrospect


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1 Division of Agricultural Extension, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
 

India, the largest producer of milk, wheat and fruits, and the second largest producer of rice, pulses and vegetables in the world, with 194 million undernourished people, tops the ‘world hunger list’ as well. It is astonishing to find that the nation has failed to achieve both Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and World Food Summit (WFS) targets, despite consistently high agricultural production over the years and a promisingly higher rate of economic growth. This failure is inconceivable in the sense that the country still has a farming population of around 54% of the total, and has made great strides towards achieving ‘self-sufficiency’ in food production.
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  • Nutritional Security Vis-A-Vis Food Production in India:The Strength of Agri-Nutri Linkage in Retrospect

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Authors

Sudipta Paul
Division of Agricultural Extension, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Sangeetha Vellaichamy
Division of Agricultural Extension, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Satyapriya
Division of Agricultural Extension, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Premlata Singh
Division of Agricultural Extension, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India

Abstract


India, the largest producer of milk, wheat and fruits, and the second largest producer of rice, pulses and vegetables in the world, with 194 million undernourished people, tops the ‘world hunger list’ as well. It is astonishing to find that the nation has failed to achieve both Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and World Food Summit (WFS) targets, despite consistently high agricultural production over the years and a promisingly higher rate of economic growth. This failure is inconceivable in the sense that the country still has a farming population of around 54% of the total, and has made great strides towards achieving ‘self-sufficiency’ in food production.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv114%2Fi03%2F439-441