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Measures, spatial profile and determinants of dietary diversity: evidence from India
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2014Food security policies in developing countries generally focus on calorie intake, which is not sufficient to tackle the triple burden of malnutrition: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition. Consumption of a diverse diet is important to lessen the burden and is constrained by different factors.DocumentSpatial convergence and growth in Indian agriculture: 1967-2010
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2014Inter-state diversity has been a perennial feature of Indian agriculture. The study probes if per capita income in Indian agriculture has converged across states in the last four and a half decades. It finds strong evidence in favour of beta convergence but not in favour of sigma convergence.DocumentProspect of India-Ethiopia investment and trade cooperation
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2015In recent years, with the opening up of the Ethiopian and India economy, investment and trade ties between the two countries have grown significantly. While Ethiopia’s major exports are food and live animals, coffee and tea, crude materials and vegetable and fruits, India’s major import items are manufactured products and fuels.DocumentPotential gains by Uganda and India by including coffee in the Duty Free Tariff Preference Scheme
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014India is one of the major players in the international coffee market as per its volume of production, domestic consumption and export.DocumentIndia’s Global Resource Footprint: impact and opportunities
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014Right to food is a fundamental human right, but addressing hunger and under-nutrition are global challenges. Food output must grow by 60 per cent in order to feed a population of nine billion or more by 2050. This paper looks at the global food, energy and water scenario and future projections. It reviews India’s global resource footprint and possible implications for LICs.DocumentScoping Study: Review on food and nutrition security: India’s domestic story and scope to build global partnerships
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014Between 1950 and 2012 India’s foodgrain production has gone up by five times, whereas its population increased during this period by roughly three and a half times.DocumentOECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2014-2023: FAO/OECD
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014The Agricultural Outlook is a collaborative effort of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.DocumentIncorporating International Best Practices in The Preparation of Agricultural Outlook and Situation Analysis Reports for India - Phase II: FAO/UNDP July- Sept, 2013
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2013This report provides an assessment of the kharif season output for the current year. It also provides a review of the trends in prices, trade and emerging supply-demand balances of the major food commodities for 2013–14. The report also offers a review of the prevailing global supply-demand conditions and its implications for India.DocumentIncorporating international best practices in the preparation of Agricultural Outlook and Situation Analysis Reports for India - Phase II: FAO/UNDP October–December 2013
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014Using the data from FAO and also consumption expenditure surveys of the National Sample Survey Organisation in India, this report also draws attention to the trends in food consumption. While there is a trend increase in the per capita consumption of calories and fats improvement in the consumption of proteins has been marginal over the years.DocumentFood Security in India Scope to build global partnerships through South-South knowledge cooperation
Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014Despite many caveats, gaps and continuing challenges, there is a great deal that the Indian experience in ensuring greater food security to its people, can offer as learning to other countries of the South.Pages