What do we know about the future of food systems in India?

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dc.creatorBalaji, Sedithippa Janarthanan
dc.creatorBirthal, Pratap S.
dc.creatorPal, Barun Deb
dc.date2025-07-21
dc.date2025-07-07T15:44:26Z
dc.date2025-07-07T15:44:26Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:44:53Z
dc.descriptionRapid growth in the livestock and fisheries subsectors, driven by increasing demand, has advanced the frontiers of agricultural growth in India. Irrigation plays the dual role of enhancing both productivity and resilience in agriculture, but increasing reliance on groundwater for irrigation and the consequent decline in groundwater levels impede the sustainable transformation of India’s agrifood production systems. Although climate change is a significant challenge to the sustainability of agriculture, implementation of climate-smart interventions can significantly improve agricultural productivity and resilience. Changing dietary patterns reinforce the need to reshape agricultural policies to promote diversification of agriculture in favor of nutrient-dense foods, including animal-source foods and fruits and vegetables. Diversification may contribute to the enhanced sustainability of natural resources, mitigate risk, and augment farm income, thereby addressing nutrition insecurity and reducing farm poverty. Enhancing self-sufficiency in specific commodities, such as edible oils and pulses, requires technological advancements and safeguards against low-cost imports.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175512
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/113486
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175019
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBalaji, Sedithippa Janarthanan; Birthal, Pratap S.; and Pal, Barun Deb. 2025. What do we know about the future of food systems in India? In What do we know about the future of food systems? eds. Keith Wiebe and Elisabetta Gotor. Part Three: What Do We Know About the Future of Food Systems in Selected Countries? Chapter 25, Pp. 145-150. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175512
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.subjectagrifood sector
dc.subjectgroundwater irrigation
dc.subjectclimate-smart agriculture
dc.subjectagricultural productivity
dc.subjectagrifood systems
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.titleWhat do we know about the future of food systems in India?
dc.typeBook Chapter

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