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The Global Alliance for the Future of Food has developed seven bold Calls to Action that we believe are critical pathways for creating a better future of food. How...

While there have been many studies on the political economy of food prices and subsidies and how they relate to hunger, and global food production and consumption, addressing...

Background India is at the epicentre of global child undernutrition. Strategies to identify at-risk populations are needed in the context of limited resources Methods Data from children under...

Climate Change and Food Systems: Transforming Food Systems for Adaptation, Mitigation, and Resilience Many promising innovations and policy approaches show potential to address climate change...

This book began with a short description of the challenges facing global and Indian agriculture, and highlighted India’s commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate change. Underlining the changes...

An examination of India’s agricultural development since Independence brings to light the structural and institutional reforms that have been effected. The most significant advances were: consolidation of land holdings...

In 2020, the Union government enacted three new farm laws to address the structural weaknesses inherent in the sale, marketing and stocking of agriculture produce in the regulated/wholesale markets. This has...

To apply a food systems lens to their policies, governments must rethink food systems governance and institutional arrangements to promote inclusive collaboration, embracing a variety of voices...

This paper analyzes the correlation of irrigation investments among agricultural households across India’s 20 major states with irrigation governance and agricultural productivity. A governance index is constructed...

The drafting of this White/Wiphala Paper was coordinated by the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and edited by a Technical Editorial Committee that summarised the main points received. The White/Wiphala Paper...