India moots grain banks for poor
India is studying a proposal to set-up national level grain banks to eliminate poverty induced hunger by 2007, the 60th anniversary of country's independence.
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Cassava can play a key role in reducing hunger and poverty
Cassava can help the fight against hunger and poverty in developing countries if production can be increased and marketing improved, according to a joint statement released by the International Fund
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More bitter than sweet
The sugar industry is in the process of change, but the poverty and degraded life of sugarcane cutters remains the same. The low wages offered for the harvesting season ensure that only migrant
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Trade policy and food security: improving access to food in Developing Countries in the wake of high world prices
Based on forecasts of global population growth, food security will remain an important economic development issue over the next several decades. Real food prices have risen in recent years after decades
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Evaluation study on role of Public Distribution System in shaping household and nutritional security India
The Public distribution system (PDS) is an Indian food Security System for the poor people established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution.
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Cotton-textile-apparel sectors of India: situations and challenges faced
Cotton, textiles, and apparel are critical agricultural and industrial sectors in India. This study provides descriptions of these sectors and examines the key developments emerging domestically and internationally that affect the challenges and opportunities the sectors face.
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The quiet revolution in staple food value chains
<p><span id="itro1">This ADB study documents the transformation of value chains moving rice and potatoes between the farm gate and the consumer in Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, and India.</span></p>
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India Social Enterprise Landscape Report
Social enterprises (SEs) have the potential to make India’s spectacular growth story work better for its poor citizens. Currently, India’s rapidly growing economy has not managed to alleviate the extreme
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The informal economy: a primer for development professionals on the importance of the informal economy in developing countries
Could the informal economy be the route to deliver the big sustainable development ideals such as the Green Economy, Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction Strategies, given that its share
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Genetic engineering will not feed hungry, say Africans
Will genetic engineering help the hunger and poverty problem on the African continent? Although solving such issues would be high on the priority list for many African countries, claims from
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Prospects of Agro-Processing Industries in Bangladesh : Policy formulation
Bangladesh is beset with the basic problem how to cope with poverty and starvation of its teeming millions and how to reverse the rapid deterioration of the quality of life of our population. The
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More than 50 per cent crops damaged in Rajasthan
Not even two per cent of the amount needed to start relief works for one member each of the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in Rajasthan is currently available under the Calamity Relief Fund (CRF)
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The Method Behind The Madness
When the official system learns to loot the official treasury, it also targets the natural estate, the biggest property of the modern state. Good environmental management demands effective regulation to bring about a balance between environment and develo
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Freshwater: a scarce resource
Only 2.5 per cent of all the world's water is fresh, that is, fit for human consumption, agriculture and industry. However, in several parts of the world, water is being used at a much faster rate
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FAO may promote cassava as food
Casssava can help fight hunger and poverty in the developing countries if production can be increased and marketing improved, according to a joint statement released by the International Fund for
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Climate change and India: Adaptation GAP (2015)
Climate change is projected to have severe adverse impacts on India’s population, natural ecosystems, and socio-economic parameters. India’s vulnerability to climate change impacts is profound since around
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Mapping out global biomass projections, technological developments and policy innovations
This report forms part of a project aiming to develop a South-South-North partnership to reshape the impact of a predicted large-scale expansion in global biomass energy use towards greater poverty reduction and maintenance of ecosystem services in developing countries.
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Tackle poverty first, FAO chief tells G-8
With about 815 million people going to sleep hungry, the head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) says that development experts mesmerised by international trade and high technology
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Zero net land degradation: a sustainable development goal for Rio+2
Soils are the most significant nonrenewable geo-resource that have for ensuring water, energy, and food security for present and future generations while adapting and building resilience to climatic change
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An institutional analysis of biofuel policies and their social implications: lessons from Brazil, India and Indonesia
Biofuels production has quickly expanded worldwide as part of strategies to make energy economies “greener”. Climate change mitigation and energy security have been frequent rationales behind biofuel policies,