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Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India

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'This book... brings together high quality research, real world pragmatism and an understanding of the politics of Indian food systems.' - Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, GAIN and 2018 World Food Prize Laureate '[The authors] have done a masterful job of [demonstrating] paradoxes...

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Main Authors: Pingali, Prabhu (Author), Aiyar, Anaka (Author), Abraham, Mathew (Author), Rahman, Andaleeb (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy,
Subjects:
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Economic policy.
Medical economics.
Development economics.
Agricultural Economics.
Economic Policy.
Health Economics.
Development Economics.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Indian Food Systems towards 2050: Challenges and Opportunities
  • 2. Economic Growth, Agriculture and Food Systems: Explaining Regional Diversity
  • 3. Rural Livelihood Challenges: Moving out of Agriculture
  • 4.Diet Diversity and the Declining Importance of Staple Grains
  • 5.The Nutrition Transformation: From Undernutrition to Obesity
  • 6. Reimagining Safety Net Programs
  • 7. Enabling Smallholder Prosperity through Commercialization and Diversification
  • 8. Linking Farms to Markets: Reducing Transaction Costs and Enhancing Bargaining Power
  • 9. Agricultural Technology for Increasing Competitiveness of Small Holders
  • 10. Managing Climate Change Risks in Food Systems
  • 11. The Way Forward: Food Systems for Enabling Rural Prosperity and Nutrition Security.

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