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A natural secret

• 14/05/2002

While the Union government is bothered about the high cost of storing surplus foodgrain, groundnut farmers in Anantapur commit suicide. Clearly, measures of poverty need changing. Policymakers must now take into account the time spent by women to collect firewood or water. This distance needs to be shortened as this distance keeps them away from their gross nature product (gnp).

The approach paper of the Tenth Plan

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  • Bihar
  • Food Security
  • Rural Poverty

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