Moving Towards Food Security in Developing Nations such as India

India's rivers, once the cradle of civilization and culture, are today a site of deep ecological distress. While Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) advocates for clean water and sanitation for all...
This blog emerges from a detailed discussion between Dr Sulagna Chattopadhyay, Editor in Chief, and Dr Srinivas Goli, Associate Professor in Demography at the International Institute for Population Sc...
This blog emerges from a two-part conversation investigating the evolving understanding of sustainability by tracing its roots through geological epochs, civilizational collapses, demographic surges,...
<p>ood availability comprises total food production and total food import. Food accessibility encompasses both economic and physical accessibility and affordability without compromising any other basi...
With rapidly changing consumption patterns, the discourse is not only about conserving conventional means, but also about finding new sources of water and allocating them to various competitive uses.
Water is a deeply contested resource because of its multiple uses, meanings and governance regimes. Its fluidity makes it hard to govern and manage. Old and new challenges need to be confronted as cli...
<p>Our food basket is increasingly being confined to a few select crops and cereals. Yet, our nation is endowed with a huge variety - a rich biodiversity, which provides of a complex stock of animals,...
<p>ood availability comprises total food production and total food import. Food accessibility encompasses both economic and physical accessibility and affordability without compromising any other basic need. Food adequacy means that the acquired food must satisfy dietary needs with good nutritional value and it should be safe for consumption.</p>
With rapidly changing consumption patterns, the discourse is not only about conserving conventional means, but also about finding new sources of water and allocating them to various competitive uses.
Water is a deeply contested resource because of its multiple uses, meanings and governance regimes. Its fluidity makes it hard to govern and manage. Old and new challenges need to be confronted as climate change uncertainties amplify and shape water access and water use in India.